Thanks Rashmin, I am close, just getting this solib loading undefined symbol error: (I mod code to see the error). Using dpdk-1.6.0r1_ss
EAL: Setting up memory... EAL: Ask a virtual area of 0x200000 bytes EAL: Virtual area found at 0x7fc0a8200000 (size = 0x200000) EAL: Ask a virtual area of 0x5c00000 bytes EAL: Virtual area found at 0x7fc07e200000 (size = 0x5c00000) EAL: Ask a virtual area of 0x200000 bytes EAL: Virtual area found at 0x7fc0a1c00000 (size = 0x200000) EAL: Ask a virtual area of 0x200000 bytes EAL: Virtual area found at 0x7fc0a1800000 (size = 0x200000) EAL: Ask a virtual area of 0x19c00000 bytes EAL: Virtual area found at 0x7fc064400000 (size = 0x19c00000) EAL: Ask a virtual area of 0x200000 bytes EAL: Virtual area found at 0x7fc0a1400000 (size = 0x200000) EAL: Requesting 256 pages of size 2MB from socket 0 EAL: TSC frequency is ~2300000 KHz Cannot load solib librte_pmd_vmxnet3.so DLERROR:./librte_pmd_vmxnet3.so: undefined symbol: per_lcore__lcore_id EAL: (null) coming from eal.c /* Launch threads, called at application init(). */ int rte_eal_init(int argc, char **argv) TAILQ_FOREACH(solib, &solib_list, next) { solib->lib_handle = dlopen(solib->name, RTLD_NOW); if ((solib->lib_handle == NULL) && (solib->name[0] != '/')) { /* relative path: try again with "./" prefix */ char sopath[PATH_MAX]; snprintf(sopath, sizeof(sopath), "./%s", solib->name); solib->lib_handle = dlopen(sopath, RTLD_NOW); } if (solib->lib_handle == NULL) printf("Cannot load solib %s DLERROR:%s\n", solib->name, dlerror()); // RTE_LOG(WARNING, EAL, "%s\n", dlerror()); } On Tue, Nov 11, 2014 at 9:19 AM, Patel, Rashmin N <rashmin.n.patel at intel.com > wrote: > Please find comments in-lined. > > > > Thanks, > > RP > > > > *From:* Aziz Hajee [mailto:aziz at saisei.com] > *Sent:* Monday, November 10, 2014 6:00 PM > *To:* Patel, Rashmin N > *Cc:* dev at dpdk.org > *Subject:* Re: [dpdk-dev] vmware vmxnet3-usermap AND DPDK VMXNET3 PMD > > > > Rashmin, > Since I do need the jumbo, I use the vmxnet3-plugin you described, i.e. > (1) > sudo insmod ./vmxnet3-usermap.ko enable_shm=2,2 num_rqs=1,1 num_rxds=2048 > num_txds=2048 > > and (2) when running the application, use in the args list: > > "-d", "librte_pmd_vmxnet3.so" > > Does the above two piece mean vmxnet3-plugin > > [RP] that?s correct > > I do see my vmxnet3 device from the dump, rte_eal_pci_dump(); > but the 'nb_ports' in DPDK never gets incremented rte_eth_dev_count() > returns zero. > so all the other api fails, if (port_id >= nb_ports) { > PMD_DEBUG_TRACE("Invalid port_id=%d\n", port_id); > return; > } > > 0000:03:00.0 - vendor:15ad device:7b0 > 00000000d2404000 0000000000001000 > 00000000d2403000 0000000000001000 > 00000000d2400000 0000000000002000 > 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 > 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 > 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 > 00000000d4400000 0000000000010000 > 0000:0b:00.0 - vendor:15ad device:7b0 > 00000000d2504000 0000000000001000 > 00000000d2503000 0000000000001000 > 00000000d2500000 0000000000002000 > 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 > 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 > 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 > 00000000d4500000 0000000000010000 > DPDK: No Ethernet ports (rte_eth_dev_count() returns zero) > PMD: rte_eth_dev_info_get: Invalid port_id=0 > PMD: rte_eth_dev_configure: Invalid port_id=0 > PMD: rte_eth_dev_info_get: Invalid port_id=0 > PMD: rte_eth_dev_configure: Invalid port_id=0 > > So when using not using DPDK PMD for VMXNET3, what am i missing, for the > the DPDK to know the nb_ports, > > How will the rte_eth_dev_start(portid) in DPDK library know ? > > rte_pmd_init_all() will not have the init the Intel DPDK PMD , > RTE_LIBRTE_VMXNET3_PMD = n in config. > > [RP] If you?re using the vmxnet3-plugin, you should keep > RTE_LIBRTE_VMXNET3_PMD = n in config, and link the shared library with its > headers, it should work. I have tried it once a long back. > > > #ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_VMXNET3_PMD > if ((ret = rte_vmxnet3_pmd_init()) != 0) { > RTE_LOG(ERR, PMD, "Cannot init vmxnet3 PMD\n"); > return (ret); > } > > If I make RTE_LIBRTE_VMXNET3_PMD = y, then I am using the Intel DPDK PMD > and no jumbo. > > [RP] Yes, I understood that part. We need to support jumbo frames in > in-tree version of VMXNET3-PMD, we?ll merge all soon, we can discuss in the > community conf. call so please do attend the next one on Nov 18 and we can > raise concerns there > > > > Thanks, > > aziz > > > > On Fri, Nov 7, 2014 at 8:53 AM, Patel, Rashmin N < > rashmin.n.patel at intel.com> wrote: > > Hi Aziz, > > Yes, you're right DPDK VMXNET3-PMD in /lib/librte_pmd_vmxnet3 does not > support mbuf chaining today. But it's a standalone bsd driver just like any > other pmd in that directory, it does not need vmxnet3-usermap.ko module. > > Now there is another vmxnet3 solution in a separate branch as a plugin, > which must have vmxnet3-usermap.ko linux module(1), and a user space > interface piece(2) to tie it to any DPDK application in the main branch. > (1) and (2) makes the solution which is known as vmxnet3-plugin. It's been > there for a long time just like virtio-plugin, I don't know who uses it, > but community can *reply* here if there is still any need of a separate > solution that way. > > I'm in favor of consolidating all those version into one elegant solution > by grabbing best features from all of them and maintain one copy. I'm sure > that developers contributing from VMware would also support that idea > because then it makes easy to maintain and debug and bug fix and most > importantly avoid such confusion in future. > > Thanks, > Rashmin > > > -----Original Message----- > From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces at dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Aziz Hajee > Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2014 5:47 PM > To: dev at dpdk.org > Subject: [dpdk-dev] vmware vmxnet3-usermap AND DPDK VMXNET3 PMD > > I am using the dpdk1.6.0r1 > I could not find a complete clarification, sorry if missed. > VMXNET3 PMD > ============ > I have enabled the VMXNET3 PMD in the dpdk. > # Compile burst-oriented VMXNET3 PMD driver # > > CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_VMXNET3_PMD=y > CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_VMXNET3_DEBUG_INIT=y > CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_VMXNET3_DEBUG_RX=n > CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_VMXNET3_DEBUG_TX=n > CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_VMXNET3_DEBUG_TX_FREE=n > The Intel DPDK VMXNET3 PMD driver does not support mbuf chaining, and I > have to set NOMULTSEGS for the vmxnet3 interface init to succeed. > tx_conf.txq_flags = ETH_TXQ_FLAGS_NOMULTSEGS Is there a later version of > DPDK that supports multiseg for the dpdk > VMXNET3 PMD. > > vmware vmxnet3-usermap AND DPDK VMXNET3 PMD > ========================================= > Is the vmxnet3-usermap.ko module driver also needed ? (appears that I > need, otherwise the eal initialise fails. > sudo insmod ./vmxnet3-usermap.ko enable_shm=2,2 num_rqs=1,1 num_rxds=2048 > num_txds=2048 > > I do not understand if VMXNET3 PMD is there, what is the purpose of > /vmxnet3-usermap.ko/vmxnet3-usermap.ko ? > > From some responses i saw that the following ifdef RTE_EAL_UNBIND_PORTS is > also need to be removed in lib/librte_pmd_vmxnet3/vmxnet3_ethdev.c ? > { > .name = "rte_vmxnet3_pmd", > .id_table = pci_id_vmxnet3_map, -#ifdef RTE_EAL_UNBIND_PORTS > +// #ifdef RTE_EAL_UNBIND_PORTS > .drv_flags = RTE_PCI_DRV_NEED_IGB_UIO, -#endif > +// #endif > }, > .eth_dev_init = eth_vmxnet3_dev_init, > .dev_private_size = sizeof(struct vmxnet3_adapter), > > thanks, > -aziz > > >