Hi Katarina ethtool should work but it is not pf_ring-specific, we do not have documentation for that sorry.
Alfredo > On 25 Nov 2014, at 12:32, Katarina Valent <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Hi Alfredo > > I have looked into example in zcount.c and have few questions. In script > there is mentioned FlowDirector and ehtool. > In https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/networking/ixgbe.txt > <https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/networking/ixgbe.txt> I have found > how FlowDirector is used using ethool. > My question is: to start hardware filtering is it enough to add rule using > ethtool? Do you have any documentation on adding filters using ethtool? > > Thank you, > Katarina Valent > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Alfredo > Cardigliano > Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2014 10:23 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Ntop-misc] Hardware filtering problem > > Hi Katarina > you are right, we will update the documentation asap, > please also look at PF_RING/userland/examples/pfcount_82599.c for more > examples. > > Best Regartds > Alfredo > > On 25 Nov 2014, at 08:49, Katarina Valent <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Hi Alfredo > > Thank you for your prompt response. We will look into examples you have > mentioned. > We were using instructions from: > http://www.ntop.org/products/pf_ring/hardware-packet-filtering/ > <http://www.ntop.org/products/pf_ring/hardware-packet-filtering/> > Are there any updated instructions we could use? > > Best regards, > Katarina Valent > > From: [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > [mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>] On Behalf Of Alfredo > Cardigliano > Sent: Monday, November 24, 2014 5:03 PM > To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Ntop-misc] Hardware filtering problem > > Hi Katarina > please read below > > On 24 Nov 2014, at 15:18, Katarina Valent <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Hi > > Until now, we have used PF_RING TNAPI for packet filtering on Intel 1G card > so we are familiar with PF_RING. We are now working on a project that > requires hardware filtering on 82599 Intel network card using PF_RING. > We have recently purchased PF_RING ZC license for 10 Gbit adapters > Steps we have done: > - Downloaded downloaded PF_RING-6.0.2.tar.gz > - Compiled PF_RING and drivers from PF_RING-6.0.2 > - purchased PF_RING ZC license for 10 Gbit adapters (order > 1416498630) > - downloaded > http://www.nmon.net/packages/debian/7.6/all/PF_RING-dkms/pfring-dkms_6.0.3_all.deb > > <http://www.nmon.net/packages/debian/7.6/all/PF_RING-dkms/pfring-dkms_6.0.3_all.deb> > and installed it > - activated licence per instructions > - insmoding pf_ring and ixgbe.ko driver using script in attachment > (script is located in > /opt/PF_RING-6.0.2/drivers/PF_RING_aware/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe-3.21.2-zc/src) > > Problems we have: > - we don't seem to get file in cat /proc/net/pf_ring/dev/eth2/rules > where rules for hardware filtering can be set. > > /proc is deprecated, you should add/remove rules using the API. > Please take a look at the examples in > PF_RING/userland/{examples,examples_zc}, for instance ./zcount -h | grep "\-R" > > > > - Insmod ixgbe.ko with parameter FdirMode=2,2,2,2 returns: Error: > could not insert module ixgbe.ko: Unknown symbol in module > > FdirMode is deprecated, actually it is not present in the enclosed script. > > > > - In dmesg after using load_driver_“.sh script we do not get line: > ixgbe: 0000:02:00.0: ixgbe_check_options: Flow Director perfect filtering > enabled > > You should not expect this message in latest driver. > > > > I have attached output from dmesg after using script load_driver_2.sh > > Can you help us determine what are we doing wrong? > > Thank you in advance, > Katarina Valent > > Best Regards > Alfredo > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Ntop-misc mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > http://listgateway.unipi.it/mailman/listinfo/ntop-misc > <http://listgateway.unipi.it/mailman/listinfo/ntop-misc> > > _______________________________________________ > Ntop-misc mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > http://listgateway.unipi.it/mailman/listinfo/ntop-misc > <http://listgateway.unipi.it/mailman/listinfo/ntop-misc>
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