On Thu, Jul 30, 2015 at 10:06 AM, Ravi Kerur <rkerur at gmail.com> wrote:

>
>
> On Thu, Jul 30, 2015 at 9:19 AM, Jan Viktorin <viktorin at rehivetech.com>
> wrote:
>
>> OK, I've added the card into RTE_PCI_DEVEM_ID_DECL_EM list.
>> Much better now:
>>
>> EAL: Requesting 64 pages of size 2MB from socket 0
>> EAL: TSC frequency is ~3699995 KHz
>> EAL: Master lcore 0 is ready (tid=467d78c0;cpuset=[0])
>> EAL: lcore 1 is ready (tid=3a5ff700;cpuset=[1])
>> EAL: PCI device 0000:03:00.0 on NUMA socket -1
>> EAL:   probe driver: 8086:1026 rte_em_pmd
>> EAL:   PCI memory mapped at 0x7fde44a00000
>> EAL:   PCI memory mapped at 0x7fde44a20000
>> PMD: eth_em_dev_init(): port_id 0 vendorID=0x8086 deviceID=0x1026
>> EAL: PCI device 0000:03:02.0 on NUMA socket -1
>> EAL:   probe driver: 8086:1026 rte_em_pmd
>> EAL:   Not managed by a supported kernel driver, skipped
>> Interactive-mode selected
>> EAL: Error - exiting with code: 1
>>   Cause: Creation of mbuf pool for socket 0 failed
>>
>> I've tried both uio_pci_generic and igb_uio. Is there anything else
>> I can do about it?
>>
>
> I am attaching patch from M Jay/Cuming (Intel engineers), it's not yet
> integrated into DPDK mainline. You need it to fix above mbuf error.
>

In addition if you are allocating too little hugepages it can cause issues
esp 64. I usually allocate > 1024 hugepages.

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>> Jan V.
>>
>> On Thu, 30 Jul 2015 08:41:47 -0700
>> Ravi Kerur <rkerur at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > On Thu, Jul 30, 2015 at 8:22 AM, Jan Viktorin <viktorin at rehivetech.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> > > The 82545 is listed at http://dpdk.org/doc/nics and I can see it in
>> > > rte_pci_dev_ids.h/e1000_hw.h:
>> > >
>> > > 196 #define E1000_DEV_ID_82545GM_COPPER           0x1026
>> > >
>> > > $ lspci -nn
>> > > ...
>> > > 03:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Intel Corporation 82545GM Gigabit
>> > > Ethernet Controller [8086:1026] (rev 04)
>> > > 03:02.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Intel Corporation 82545GM Gigabit
>> > > Ethernet Controller [8086:1026] (rev 04)
>> > >
>> > > However, it is rev 04 and in e1000_hw.h there is just
>> e1000_82545_rev_3.
>> > > But this should not avoid the match (?). Is it possible to grow the
>> > > verbosity
>> > > level of the device matching process in DPDK?
>> > >
>> >
>> > Check lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_pci_dev_ids.h, you need to add
>> > device-id via RTE_PCI_DEVEM_ID_DECL_EM.
>> >
>> > >
>> > > I do not expect any support, I just wanted to use it for sending
>> traffic
>> > > at 1 Gbps because there are two such cards mostly unused in my
>> computer.
>> > > I did not plan to use I217-V (in fact, I did not expect much from this
>> > > integrated NIC and I did not even notice it is an Intel one...).
>> > >
>> > > Regards
>> > > Jan Viktorin
>> > >
>> > > On Thu, 30 Jul 2015 07:44:14 -0700
>> > > Ravi Kerur <rkerur at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > >
>> > > > On Thu, Jul 30, 2015 at 5:03 AM, Jan Viktorin <
>> viktorin at rehivetech.com>
>> > > > wrote:
>> > > >
>> > > > > Hi,
>> > > > >
>> > > > > thanks for reply. I could see those docs but it does not help me
>> a lot.
>> > > > > I still do not understand very well the principle of the tool.
>> How it
>> > > > > chooses the NICs to use? Previously I confused -b in
>> dpdk_nic_bind and
>> > > > > testpmd. They have somehow opposite meaning. I can start testpmd
>> now,
>> > > > > however, it does ot probe any NIC. I've tried -w to whitelist
>> certain
>> > > > > NICs but with no success.
>> > > > >
>> > > > > $ dpdk_nic_bind --status
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Network devices using DPDK-compatible driver
>> > > > > ============================================
>> > > > > 0000:03:00.0 '82545GM Gigabit Ethernet Controller'
>> drv=uio_pci_generic
>> > > > > unused=e1000
>> > > > > 0000:03:02.0 '82545GM Gigabit Ethernet Controller'
>> drv=uio_pci_generic
>> > > > > unused=e1000
>> > > > >
>> > > >
>> > > > NICs may not be supported by PMD drivers yet. Do "lspci -nn" and
>> check
>> > > the
>> > > > device-id.  Adding support in PMD should not be a problem, but I am
>> not
>> > > > sure on support since there is End of Life listed on Intel Website
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > >
>> http://ark.intel.com/products/4964/Intel-82545GM-Gigabit-Ethernet-Controller
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > > > Network devices using kernel driver
>> > > > > ===================================
>> > > > > 0000:00:19.0 'Ethernet Connection I217-V' if=eno1 drv=e1000e
>> > > > > unused=uio_pci_generic *Active*
>> > > > >
>> > > >
>> > > > DPDK doesn't bind Active NIC, support for I217-V in PMD is being
>> tested
>> > > > currently.
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Other network devices
>> > > > > =====================
>> > > > > <none>
>> > > > >
>> > > > > $ sudo testpmd -c 0x3 -n 2 -- -i --total-num-mbufs=2048
>> > > > > EAL: Detected lcore 0 as core 0 on socket 0
>> > > > > EAL: Detected lcore 1 as core 1 on socket 0
>> > > > > EAL: Detected lcore 2 as core 0 on socket 0
>> > > > > EAL: Detected lcore 3 as core 1 on socket 0
>> > > > > EAL: Support maximum 128 logical core(s) by configuration.
>> > > > > EAL: Detected 4 lcore(s)
>> > > > > EAL: VFIO modules not all loaded, skip VFIO support...
>> > > > > EAL: Setting up physically contiguous memory...
>> > > > > EAL: Ask a virtual area of 0x3c00000 bytes
>> > > > > EAL: Virtual area found at 0x7fe973e00000 (size = 0x3c00000)
>> > > > > EAL: Ask a virtual area of 0x200000 bytes
>> > > > > EAL: Virtual area found at 0x7fe973a00000 (size = 0x200000)
>> > > > > EAL: Ask a virtual area of 0x200000 bytes
>> > > > > EAL: Virtual area found at 0x7fe973600000 (size = 0x200000)
>> > > > > EAL: Ask a virtual area of 0x3c00000 bytes
>> > > > > EAL: Virtual area found at 0x7fe96f800000 (size = 0x3c00000)
>> > > > > EAL: Ask a virtual area of 0x200000 bytes
>> > > > > EAL: Virtual area found at 0x7fe96f400000 (size = 0x200000)
>> > > > > EAL: Ask a virtual area of 0x200000 bytes
>> > > > > EAL: Virtual area found at 0x7fe96f000000 (size = 0x200000)
>> > > > > EAL: Requesting 64 pages of size 2MB from socket 0
>> > > > > EAL: TSC frequency is ~3699998 KHz
>> > > > > EAL: Master lcore 0 is ready (tid=7989d8c0;cpuset=[0])
>> > > > > EAL: lcore 1 is ready (tid=6efff700;cpuset=[1])
>> > > > > EAL: No probed ethernet devices
>> > > > > Interactive-mode selected
>> > > > > Done
>> > > > > testpmd>
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Thanks
>> > > > > Jan Viktorin
>> > > > >
>> > > > > On Wed, 29 Jul 2015 12:09:06 +0300
>> > > > > ciprian.barbu <ciprian.barbu at enea.com> wrote:
>> > > > >
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > On 28.07.2015 21:13, Jan Viktorin wrote:
>> > > > > > > Hello all,
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > I am learning how to measure throughput with dpdk. I have 4
>> cores
>> > > > > > > Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-4360 CPU @ 3.70GHz and two 82545GM NICs
>> > > connected
>> > > > > > > together. I do not understand very well, how to setup testpmd.
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > http://dpdk.org/doc
>> > > > > > http://dpdk.org/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/run_app.html
>> > > > > > http://dpdk.org/doc/quick-start
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > I've successfully bound the NICs to dpdk:
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > $ dpdk_nic_bind --status
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > Network devices using DPDK-compatible driver
>> > > > > > > ============================================
>> > > > > > > 0000:03:00.0 '82545GM Gigabit Ethernet Controller'
>> > > drv=uio_pci_generic
>> > > > > unused=e1000
>> > > > > > > 0000:03:02.0 '82545GM Gigabit Ethernet Controller'
>> > > drv=uio_pci_generic
>> > > > > unused=e1000
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > Network devices using kernel driver
>> > > > > > > ===================================
>> > > > > > > 0000:00:19.0 'Ethernet Connection I217-V' if=eno1 drv=e1000e
>> > > > > unused=uio_pci_generic *Active*
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > Other network devices
>> > > > > > > =====================
>> > > > > > > <none>
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > and then I tried to run testpmd:
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > sudo ./testpmd -b 0000:03:00.0 -b 0000:03:02.0 -c 0xf -n2 --
>> > > > > --nb-cores=1 --nb-ports=0 --rxd=2048 --txd=2048 --mbcache=512
>> > > --burst=512
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > >
>> > > > >
>> > >
>> http://dpdk.org/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/run_app.html#testpmd-command-line-options
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > The -b option black lists your PCI devices, you don't need
>> those. The
>> > > > > > --nb-ports is of course the number of ports, it cannot be 0.
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > > ...
>> > > > > > > EAL: Ask a virtual area of 0x400000 bytes
>> > > > > > > EAL: Virtual area found at 0x7f1549800000 (size = 0x400000)
>> > > > > > > EAL: Requesting 1024 pages of size 2MB from socket 0
>> > > > > > > EAL: TSC frequency is ~3699999 KHz
>> > > > > > > EAL: Master lcore 0 is ready (tid=de94a8c0;cpuset=[0])
>> > > > > > > EAL: lcore 2 is ready (tid=487fd700;cpuset=[2])
>> > > > > > > EAL: lcore 3 is ready (tid=47ffc700;cpuset=[3])
>> > > > > > > EAL: lcore 1 is ready (tid=48ffe700;cpuset=[1])
>> > > > > > > EAL: No probed ethernet devices
>> > > > > > > EAL: Error - exiting with code: 1
>> > > > > > >    Cause: Invalid port 0
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > I tried --nb-ports={0,1,2} but neither of them works. BTW,
>> what
>> > > does
>> > > > > this option it mean? :)
>> > > > > > > I could not find any description in the docs nor in the help
>> (maybe
>> > > > > I've omitted something).
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > Well, if I manage the testpmd to work I need a packet
>> generator,
>> > > > > right? I've downloaded
>> > > > > > > the dpdk-pktgen. And I am lost again. How can I start it?
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > After several attempts (mostly trying to use the
>> > > > > pktgen-master/slave.sh, what is
>> > > > > > > their purpose?), the most "successful" output was:
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > ...
>> > > > > > > EAL: Detected lcore 0 as core 0 on socket 03 handles port 1
>> rx &
>> > > core
>> > > > > 4 handles port 0-7 tx
>> > > > > > > EAL: Detected lcore 1 as core 1 on socket 0 as it does not
>> matter
>> > > to
>> > > > > the syntax.
>> > > > > > > EAL: Detected lcore 2 as core 0 on socket 0
>> > > > > > > EAL: Detected lcore 3 as core 1 on socket
>> > > > > 0p/app/x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc (master *%=)
>> > > > > > > EAL: Support maximum 128 logical core(s) by configuration.
>> > > > > > > EAL: Detected 4 lcore(s)
>> > > > > > > EAL: No free hugepages reported in hugepages-2048kB
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > You either don't have hugepages or there aren't any free left.
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > > PANIC in rte_eal_init():
>> > > > > > > Cannot get hugepage information
>> > > > > > > 6: [./pktgen(_start+0x29) [0x41abc9]]
>> > > > > > > 5: [/usr/lib/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xf0)
>> [0x7f93eadcc790]]
>> > > > > > > 4: [./pktgen(main+0x140) [0x419d80]]
>> > > > > > > 3: [./pktgen(rte_eal_init+0xd2b) [0x4bb8bb]]
>> > > > > > > 2: [./pktgen(__rte_panic+0xc9) [0x419ae5]]
>> > > > > > > 1: [./pktgen(rte_dump_stack+0x16) [0x4c3946]]
>> > > > > > > Aborted (core dumped)
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > I'd like to run a simple scenario, just sending packets from
>> one
>> > > NIC
>> > > > > to the other (or
>> > > > > > > something similar) and measure the throughput. Could you
>> please
>> > > help
>> > > > > me?
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > Regards
>> > > > > > > Jan Viktorin
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > >
>> > > > >
>> > > > >
>> > > > > --
>> > > > >    Jan Viktorin                  E-mail: Viktorin at RehiveTech.com
>> > > > >    System Architect              Web:    www.RehiveTech.com
>> > > > >    RehiveTech
>> > > > >    Brno, Czech Republic
>> > > > >
>>
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