Hi Andrew So you are using PF pass-through? What version of DPDK were you using? You need to use try the latest DPDK on dpdk.org master branch, as there is a bug fix recently which might be helpful for using PF pass-through. Please try the latest and see if the issue is still there or not!
Regards, Helin > -----Original Message----- > From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces at dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Andrew Theurer > Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2015 8:47 AM > To: Zhou, Danny > Cc: dev at dpdk.org > Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] Trouble with Tx on some i40 ports in KVM VM > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Danny Zhou" <danny.zhou at intel.com> > > To: "Andrew Theurer" <atheurer at redhat.com> > > Cc: dev at dpdk.org > > Sent: Tuesday, June 9, 2015 6:38:49 PM > > Subject: RE: Trouble with Tx on some i40 ports in KVM VM > > > > On your system, what is your iommu and intel_iommu kernel parameters? > > > > Could you try to use uio_pci_generic for both PF on host and VF in > > guest after configuring "iommu=pt" on your system? > > I use iommu=pt intel_iommu=on > > To clarify, I am not using a VF in the VM. I am only using PF's, assigning > them to > the VM. The host needs vfio module for kvm to assign these to the VM. > I don't see how uio_pci_generic can be used in the host if the PF is being > passed > to the VM. > > Thanks, > > -Andrew > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces at dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Andrew Theurer > > > Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2015 5:48 AM > > > To: dev at dpdk.org > > > Subject: [dpdk-dev] Trouble with Tx on some i40 ports in KVM VM > > > > > > Hello. I am having some trouble with getting various dpdk > > > applications to work when using in a KVM VM. This happens with the > > > 2nd port on a dual port adapter. What I have configured: > > > > > > Haswell-ep host with KVM, 2 x i40e phys functions bound to vfio-pci, > > > 2 functions assigned to KVM guest. In the guest, the > > > i40 functions bound to uio_pci_generic, running testpmd with these > > > options: > > > --nb-cores=2 --nb-ports=2 --portmask=3 --interactive --auto-start. > > > > > > On another host directly connected to these adapters, I run pktgen > > > on the 2 i40e ports. If I Tx on port1, I get packets back on port0. > > > If I Tx on port0, no packets come back on port0. For some reason Tx > > > simply does not happen on that second port. > > > > > > I have tried this test where there is no KVM, just using host, and > > > it works as expected. I have also tried this test with ixgbe > > > adapter in a KVM VM (I have both in same system), and it works as > > > expected. > > > I have also tried just using a bridge in the VM with i40e ports, > > > with i40e module in use, and that also works as expected. > > > So, I don't think this has anything to do with the adapters > > > themselves, or cables, etc. Something is not working when using the > > > KVM VM, I just don't know what it is. > > > > > > Here is xstats from testpmd: > > > ###### NIC extended statistics for port 1 > > > rx_packets: 134615456 > > > tx_packets: 0 > > > rx_bytes: 8615389184 > > > tx_bytes: 0 > > > tx_errors: 0 > > > rx_missed_errors: 0 > > > rx_crc_errors: 0 > > > rx_bad_length_errors: 0 > > > rx_errors: 0 > > > alloc_rx_buff_failed: 0 > > > fdir_match: 0 > > > fdir_miss: 0 > > > tx_flow_control_xon: 0 > > > rx_flow_control_xon: 0 > > > tx_flow_control_xoff: 0 > > > rx_flow_control_xoff: 0 > > > rx_queue_0_rx_packets: 0 > > > rx_queue_0_rx_bytes: 0 > > > tx_queue_0_tx_packets: 0 > > > tx_queue_0_tx_bytes: 0 > > > tx_queue_0_tx_errors: 0 > > > > > > I can't find any evidence of errors anywhere. It's just not doing > > > Tx at all on that port. I have also tried using ptkgen in the VM, > > > to manually send packets on that port, and again, no packets sent, > > > but no errors either. > > > > > > Has anyone else tried 2 i40e ports in a KVM VM? Any ideas what > > > could be going on here? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > -Andrew > >
