Updating the firmware using the tool did solve the problem! Now link is up.
Thanks a lot for your time and help Stephen! :) -----Original Message----- From: Stephen Hemminger [mailto:step...@networkplumber.org] Sent: Monday, October 12, 2015 8:14 PM To: Shaham Fridenberg Cc: dev at dpdk.org Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] dpdk 2.1.0: 40gig ports link is down On Mon, 12 Oct 2015 17:04:01 +0000 Shaham Fridenberg <ShahamF at Radware.com> wrote: > Hey Stephen, > > Thanks for your help. > > I tried updating i40e driver to the latest version (from 1.0.11-k to > 1.3.39.1) but it didn't help. > > By 'Compile i40e with DEBUG flag' you mean adding "CONFIG_RTE_LOG_LEVEL=8" to > defconfig_x86_64-wsm-linuxapp-gcc (assuming I'm compiling for westmere)? > > Also, is there any log file generated in that case? > > Thanks, > Shaham I was thinking of firmware update tool, which you need to run on Linux (w/o DPDK) https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/24769/NVM-Update-Utility-for-Intel-Ethernet-Converged-Network-Adapter-XL710-X710-Series In current DPDK, the config stuff is in common_linuxapp
