> On 28 Mar 2019, at 19:00, Stephen Hemminger <step...@networkplumber.org> > wrote: > > On Wed, 27 Mar 2019 12:06:22 -0400 > "Thomas F Herbert" <therb...@redhat.com> wrote: > >> +Artem >> >> +vpp-dev >> >> >> On 03/27/2019 11:22 AM, Sirshak Das wrote: >>> >>> Hi Thomas >>> >>> Is this the patch under consideration ? >>> >>> https://gerrit.fd.io/r/#/c/18521/ >>> >>> So will this make mlx4/5 dpdk compilation default ? >>> >>> What about MOFED dependencies (Kernel Modules and all userspace verb >>> libraries) ? >>> >> With regard to CentOS, necessary kmods are loaded when rdma-core rpm is >> loaded, >>> >>> I heard its all now Upstreamed in Kernel but that’s post 4.20, so how >>> would that work for distros with kernel version lower and MOFED >>> uninstalled (ubuntu 18.04). >>> >> I don't know the solution for Ubuntu 1604. There is no OFED required >> for CentOS7.6. >> >> CentOS7.6: >> >> This is the good news resolved for CentOS 7.6 and I have verified for >> 19.01 with patch above on CNCF packet.net infrastructure. >> >> Ubuntu1604: >> >> For Ubuntu, 1604 there is still have a problem: >> >> https://jenkins.fd.io/job/vpp-verify-master-ubuntu1604/18353/console >> ... >> >> *21:27:39* >> /w/workspace/vpp-verify-master-ubuntu1604/build/external/deb/_build/dpdk-19.02/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_mr.h:19:31: >> fatal error: infiniband/mlx5dv.h: No such file or directory >> *21:27:39* compilation terminated. >> >> Artem's patch, https://gerrit.fd.io/r/#/c/18199/ >> Also fails for Ubuntu1604 >> >> Ubuntu1804: >> >> Seems to be buiding: >> https://jenkins.fd.io/job/vpp-beta-verify-master-ubuntu1804/6150/ > > > In DPDK 18.05 or later, the Mellanox code changed from requiring out of tree > OFED drivers; to using upstream kernel drivers. Since VPP use 18.11 > or 19.02 there is no need for OFED. Distributions have their own timeline.
BTW we are in process of crafting native rdma-core driver to avoid use of DPDK as additional unnecesary layer.
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