This concludes the cleanup by fixing some grammar nits and adding some additional cross-references.
Signed-off-by: Stephen Finucane <step...@that.guru> --- Documentation/howto/dpdk.rst | 61 ++++++++++++++++++++++---------------------- 1 file changed, 30 insertions(+), 31 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/howto/dpdk.rst b/Documentation/howto/dpdk.rst index ba01810f8..89e068748 100644 --- a/Documentation/howto/dpdk.rst +++ b/Documentation/howto/dpdk.rst @@ -25,23 +25,26 @@ Using Open vSwitch with DPDK ============================ -This document describes how to use Open vSwitch with DPDK datapath. +This document describes how to use Open vSwitch with DPDK datapath. For more +detailed information, refer to the various :doc:`DPDK topic guides +</topics/dpdk/index>`. .. important:: Using the DPDK datapath requires building OVS with DPDK support. Refer to :doc:`/intro/install/dpdk` for more information. -Ports and Bridges ------------------ +Overview +-------- -ovs-vsctl can be used to set up bridges and other Open vSwitch features. -Bridges should be created with a ``datapath_type=netdev``:: +:program:`ovs-vsctl` can be used to set up bridges and other Open vSwitch +features. Bridges should be created with a ``datapath_type=netdev``:: $ ovs-vsctl add-br br0 -- set bridge br0 datapath_type=netdev -ovs-vsctl can also be used to add DPDK devices. ovs-vswitchd should print the -number of dpdk devices found in the log file:: +:program:`ovs-vsctl` can also be used to add DPDK devices. +:program:`ovs-vswitchd` should print the number of ``dpdk`` devices found in +the log file:: $ ovs-vsctl add-port br0 dpdk-p0 -- set Interface dpdk-p0 type=dpdk \ options:dpdk-devargs=0000:01:00.0 @@ -59,14 +62,13 @@ is suggested:: .. important:: - Hotplugging physical interfaces is not supported using the above syntax. - This is expected to change with the release of DPDK v18.05. For information - on hotplugging physical interfaces, you should instead refer to - :ref:`port-hotplug`. + Hotplugging physical interfaces is not supported for these devices. This + is expected to change with the release of DPDK v18.05. For information on + hotplugging physical interfaces, refer to :ref:`port-hotplug`. After the DPDK ports get added to switch, a polling thread continuously polls -DPDK devices and consumes 100% of the core, as can be checked from ``top`` and -``ps`` commands:: +DPDK devices and consumes 100% of the core, as can be checked from +:command:`top` and :command:`ps` commands:: $ top -H $ ps -eLo pid,psr,comm | grep pmd @@ -79,7 +81,7 @@ set. For example:: -- set Interface p0 type=dpdk options:dpdk-devargs=0000:01:00.0 \ -- set Interface p1 type=dpdk options:dpdk-devargs=0000:01:00.1 -To stop ovs-vswitchd & delete bridge, run:: +To stop :program:`ovs-vswitchd` and delete the bridge, run:: $ ovs-appctl -t ovs-vswitchd exit $ ovs-appctl -t ovsdb-server exit @@ -126,7 +128,7 @@ Add a userspace bridge and two ``dpdk`` (PHY) ports:: $ ovs-vsctl add-port br0 phy1 -- set Interface phy1 type=dpdk options:dpdk-devargs=0000:01:00.1 ofport_request=2 -Add test flows to forward packets betwen DPDK port 0 and port 1:: +Add test flows to forward packets between DPDK port 0 and port 1:: # Clear current flows $ ovs-ofctl del-flows br0 @@ -137,13 +139,16 @@ Add test flows to forward packets betwen DPDK port 0 and port 1:: Transmit traffic into either port. You should see it returned via the other. +More information on the ``dpdk`` ports can be found in :doc:`/topics/dpdk/phy`. + .. _dpdk-vhost-loopback: PHY-VM-PHY (vHost Loopback) --------------------------- Add a userspace bridge, two ``dpdk`` (PHY) ports, and two ``dpdkvhostuser`` -ports:: +ports. It is assumed that the physical ports are already bound to DPDK, as +described in :ref:`dpdk-binding-nics`:: # Add userspace bridge $ ovs-vsctl add-br br0 -- set bridge br0 datapath_type=netdev @@ -161,7 +166,7 @@ ports:: $ ovs-vsctl add-port br0 dpdkvhostuser1 \ -- set Interface dpdkvhostuser1 type=dpdkvhostuser ofport_request=4 -Add test flows to forward packets betwen DPDK devices and VM ports:: +Add test flows to forward packets between DPDK devices and VM ports:: # Clear current flows $ ovs-ofctl del-flows br0 @@ -221,19 +226,7 @@ described in :ref:`dpdk-testpmd`. Once compiled, run the application:: $ set fwd mac retry $ start -When you finish testing, bind the vNICs back to kernel:: - - $ $DPDK_DIR/usertools/dpdk-devbind.py --bind=virtio-pci 0000:00:03.0 - $ $DPDK_DIR/usertools/dpdk-devbind.py --bind=virtio-pci 0000:00:04.0 - -.. note:: - - Valid PCI IDs must be passed in above example. The PCI IDs can be retrieved - like so:: - - $ $DPDK_DIR/usertools/dpdk-devbind.py --status - -More information on the dpdkvhostuser ports can be found in +More information on the ``dpdkvhostuser`` ports can be found in :doc:`/topics/dpdk/vhost-user`. PHY-VM-PHY (vHost Loopback) (Kernel Forwarding) @@ -277,7 +270,7 @@ devices to bridge ``br0``. Once complete, follow the below steps: $ ovs-vsctl set Interface phy0 options:n_rxq=2 $ ovs-vsctl set Interface phy1 options:n_rxq=2 -2. Instantiate Guest VM using QEMU cmdline +2. Instantiate Guest VM using QEMU command line We must configure with appropriate software versions to ensure this feature is supported. @@ -357,3 +350,9 @@ devices to bridge ``br0``. Once complete, follow the below steps: Check traffic on multiple queues:: $ cat /proc/interrupts | grep virtio + +More Information +---------------- + +More information on the DPDK datapath in provided in the :doc:`DPDK topic +guides </topics/dpdk/index>`. -- 2.14.3 _______________________________________________ dev mailing list d...@openvswitch.org https://mail.openvswitch.org/mailman/listinfo/ovs-dev