It seems I was making a mistake, just not the one I thought I was. When I
looked at 3.18.7, it was after a system boot. When I looked at 3.19.1 it
was only after removing and reloading the module.
I've attached dmesg output from a system boot just now, showing dca / igb /
ixgbe / ioatdma modules all loading. It seems that for whatever reason,
during the system boot DCA is not enabled for ixgbe (but it is for igb). If
I remove and reload ixgbe, it then enables DCA. (seen at the end of the
attached dmesg).
Is this the expected behavior? Am I doing something wrong? Do I need to
ensure that ioatdma loads before ixgbe? (if so, why doesn't igb seem to
care?)
Thanks,
Scott Silverman | IT | Simplex Investments | 312-360-2444
230 S. LaSalle St., Suite 4-100, Chicago, IL 60604
On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 3:18 PM, Scott Silverman <
ssilver...@simplexinvestments.com> wrote:
> Alex/John,
>
> Thanks for the clarification with regards to DDIO/DCA.
>
> As far as my results with the 3.18.7 driver, I can't duplicate them now,
> so I'll chalk it up to a mistake on my side. Sorry for the trouble.
>
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Scott Silverman | IT | Simplex Investments | 312-360-2444
> 230 S. LaSalle St., Suite 4-100, Chicago, IL 60604
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 3:03 PM, Duyck, Alexander H <
> alexander.h.du...@intel.com> wrote:
>
>> Scott,
>>
>>
>>
>> DDIO does not completely replace DCA. DCA provides functionality for
>> remote socket, while DDIO only functions with the local socket for the
>> device.
>>
>>
>>
>> The ixgbe driver prints that DCA message if DCA was detected when the
>> driver was loaded. Did you try running lsmod to see if ioatdma and dca
>> modules were loaded when you loaded the 3.18.7 driver?
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>>
>>
>> Alex
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* Scott Silverman [mailto:ssilver...@simplexinvestments.com]
>> *Sent:* Thursday, February 13, 2014 12:36 PM
>> *To:* Duyck, Alexander H
>> *Cc:* Ronciak, John; e1000-devel@lists.sourceforge.net
>> *Subject:* Re: [E1000-devel] DCA on Sandy Bridge?
>>
>>
>>
>> John,
>>
>>
>>
>> I think you misunderstood. Sandy Bridge ioatdma/dca should be supported
>> in kernel 3.4.41. However, I only see that "DCA" flag in ixgbe/dmesg when I
>> am using ixgbe 3.19.1, not when I am using 3.18.7. I am asking why that
>> might be. Nothing else changed, aside from rmmod ixgbe (3.18.7) and
>> modprobe ixgbe (3.19.1).
>>
>>
>>
>> Alex,
>>
>>
>>
>> There is nothing in dmesg to explain it. In fact, the igb driver always
>> uses DCA (prints "DCA enabled"), so I know that from a platform perspective
>> it is working.
>>
>>
>>
>> To put it simply, I have two questions:
>>
>>
>>
>> 1. On Sandy bridge (and Ivy Bridge, etc), does DDIO replace DCA? If so,
>> what implication does the presence of "DCA" in enabled features on a
>> platform that is meant to have DDIO instead of DCA?
>>
>> 2. What change from 3.18.7 to 3.19.1 would cause the feature to become
>> Enabled on a platform that otherwise supports DCA?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>>
>>
>> Scott Silverman | IT | Simplex Investments | 312-360-2444
>>
>> 230 S. LaSalle St., Suite 4-100, Chicago, IL 60604
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 1:59 PM, Alexander Duyck <
>> alexander.h.du...@intel.com> wrote:
>>
>> Scott,
>>
>> You might try checking the dmesg log on the systems that come up as not
>> supporting DCA. There was a patch submitted a year or so ago that would
>> disable DCA on platforms that had a misconfigured APIC ID tag map.
>>
>> It is possible that the platform might have had DCA disabled due to this
>> in the case of the 3.18.7. You might want to go back and recheck the
>> dmesg log to verify if DCA was disabled due to a configuration error in
>> the BIOS.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Alex
>>
>>
>> On 02/13/2014 08:27 AM, Scott Silverman wrote:
>> > John,
>> >
>> > Thanks for the prompt response, but I still have some
>> questions/concerns.
>> >
>> > -My motherboard (SuperMicro X9DRW) specifically provides a firmware
>> option
>> > to enable "DCA" but you state that the chipset doesn't include it at
>> all?
>> >
>> > -Why is it reported only sometimes?
>> >
>> > Proc, Kern, ixgbe - DCA?
>> > Sandy, 3.4, 3.18.7 - No DCA
>> > Sandy, 3.4, 3.19.1 - DCA
>> > Sandy, 3.12, 3.19.1 - DCA
>> > Ivy, 3.12, 3.18.7 - DCA
>> > Ivy, 3.12, 3.19.1 - DCA
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> >
>> > Scott Silverman | IT | Simplex Investments | 312-360-2444
>> > 230 S. LaSalle St., Suite 4-100, Chicago, IL 60604
>> >
>> >
>> > On Mon, Feb 10, 2014 at 4:26 PM, Ronciak, John <john.ronc...@intel.com
>> >wrote:
>> >
>> >> The driver is just telling you what's possible not that DCA is enabled.
>> >> The newer chipsets do not included it as it's all DDIO. So even
>> though
>> >> the NIC's is capable of support DCA the chipset does not have it so it
>> >> won't be used. That's all this is saying. It's not an issue at all.
>> >>
>> >> Cheers,
>> >> John
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>> -----Original Message-----
>> >>> From: Scott Silverman [mailto:ssilver...@simplexinvestments.com]
>> >>> Sent: Monday, February 10, 2014 11:59 AM
>> >>> To: e1000-devel@lists.sourceforge.net
>> >>> Subject: [E1000-devel] DCA on Sandy Bridge?
>> >>>
>> >>> My understanding is the DDIO completely replaces DCA on sandy bridge
>> >>> and newer hardware (E5+ xeons). I expected this is why I don't see
>> >>> "DCA" listed when I load ixgbe, as I would on my nehalem systems.
>> >>>
>> >>> I see the following when loading ixgbe 3.18.7 on an E5-2670 system
>> >>> (kernel
>> >>> 3.4.41):
>> >>>
>> >>> ixgbe 0000:04:00.1: (PCI Express:5.0GT/s:Width x8) 00:1b:21:5c:66:0d
>> >>> ixgbe 0000:04:00.1: eth3: MAC: 2, PHY: 9, SFP+: 4, PBA No: E68793-002
>> >>> ixgbe 0000:04:00.1: eth3: Enabled Features: RxQ: 32 TxQ: 32 FdirHash
>> >>> RSC ixgbe 0000:04:00.1: eth3: Intel(R) 10 Gigabit Network Connection
>> >>>
>> >>> If I take the same system, unload ixgbe, and load ixgbe 3.19.1, I see
>> >>> this (emphasis mine):
>> >>>
>> >>> ixgbe 0000:04:00.1: PCI Express bandwidth of 32GT/s available ixgbe
>> >>> 0000:04:00.1: (Speed:5.0GT/s, Width: x8, Encoding Loss:20%) ixgbe
>> >>> 0000:04:00.1: eth3: MAC: 2, PHY: 9, SFP+: 4, PBA No: E68793-002 ixgbe
>> >>> 0000:04:00.1: 00:1b:21:5c:66:0d ixgbe 0000:04:00.1: eth3: Enabled
>> >>> Features: RxQ: 32 TxQ: 32 FdirHash *DCA*RSC ixgbe 0000:04:00.1: eth3:
>> >>> Intel(R) 10 Gigabit Network Connection
>> >>>
>> >>> Can anyone explain why I see "DCA" with 3.19.1 and not with 3.18.7.
>> >>> Also, does it matter?
>> >>>
>> >>> Thanks,
>> >>>
>> >>> Scott Silverman | IT | Simplex Investments | 312-360-2444
>> >>> 230 S. LaSalle St., Suite 4-100, Chicago, IL 60604
>> >>
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>
>
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