> -----Original Message-----
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ian Stokes <ian.sto...@intel.com>
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2019 7:17 PM
> > To: Ilya Maximets <i.maxim...@samsung.com>; Ophir Munk
> > <ophi...@mellanox.com>; ovs-dev@openvswitch.org
> > Cc: Olga Shern <ol...@mellanox.com>; Kevin Traynor
> > <ktray...@redhat.com>; Asaf Penso <as...@mellanox.com>; Thomas
> > Monjalon <tho...@monjalon.net>
> > Subject: Re: [PATCH v1] doc: Add "Representors" topic document
> >
> > On 2/12/2019 1:15 PM, Ilya Maximets wrote:
> > > On 11.02.2019 3:01, Ophir Munk wrote:
> > >> This details how to configure representors ports.
> > >>
> > >> Signed-off-by: Ophir Munk <ophi...@mellanox.com>
> > >> ---
> > >> Documentation/topics/dpdk/phy.rst | 80
> > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > >> 1 file changed, 80 insertions(+)
> > >>
...
> > >> +
> > >> +Representors
> > >> +------------
> .....
> > >> +
> > >> +.. important::
> > >> +
> > >> + Representors ports are configured prior to OVS invocation and
> > independently
> > >> + of it, or by other means as well. Please consult a NIC vendor
> > instructions
> > >> + on how to establish representors.
> > >
> > > It'll be good to have configuration example for at least one
> > > commonly used NIC (ixgbe/i40e ?). Or maybe a link to the docs where
> > > the process
> > described.
> > >
> > > What do you think ?
> > > Ian, maybe you could add some example, since you have already tried
> > > it in
> > practice?
> > >
> >
> > Good call, I'll draw up an incremental and post here, if acceptable we
> > can roll it into the same patch.
> >
>
> In addition to Ian drawing - please find a link which details how to create
> VFs
> for ConnectX-4 5 or 6 NICs:
> https://docs.openstack.org/neutron/rocky/admin/config-ovs-offload.html
> section "Create Compute virtual functions".
> I will send an updated v2 with this reference.
>
> > Ian
After giving it more thought - IMHO it's better to add a new document under
howto/ where NIC vendors could specify their configuration for representors
setup.
We can then refer from this document to the new one.
Ilay, Ian - what do you think?
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