[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 2/4] ethdev: prevent changing of nb_q_per_pool in rte_eth_dev_check_mq_mode()

[Wodkowski, PawelX]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ouyang, Changchun
> Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2015 2:33 AM
> To: Wodkowski, PawelX; dev at dpdk.org
> Cc: Ouyang, Changchun
> Subject: RE: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 2/4] ethdev: prevent changing of
> nb_q_per_pool in rte_eth_dev_check_mq_mode()
> 
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces at dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Pawel Wodkowski
> > Sent: Monday, January 19, 2015 9:02 PM
> > To: dev at dpdk.org
> > Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 2/4] ethdev: prevent changing of
> > nb_q_per_pool in rte_eth_dev_check_mq_mode()
> >
> > If SRIOV is used and device configuration does not use MQ the
> > RTE_ETH_DEV_SRIOV(dev).nb_q_per_pool is set to 1 in
> > rte_eth_dev_check_mq_mode().
> > This is bad becouse of two reasons:
> > 1. Port reconfiguration from non-MQ mode to MQ mode is impossible 2.
> > Confguring RX and TX side in different way is impossible.
> >
> 
> This case is possible:
> rxmode.mq_mode is ETH_MQ_RX_VMDQ_RSS, and txmode.mq_mode is
> ETH_MQ_TX_NONE.
> 
but ETH_MQ_RX_NONE -> ETH_MQ_RX_VMDQ_RSS is not. 

I have 8 VFs
In testpmd

testpmd> port config all rxq 2
port config all rxq 2

testpmd> port start 0
port start 0

Configuring Port 0 (socket 0)
Fail to configure port 0
testpmd> port config all rxq 4
port config all rxq 4

testpmd> port start 0
port start 0

Configuring Port 0 (socket 0)
Fail to configure port 0
testpmd> port config all rxq 8
port config all rxq 8

testpmd> port start all
port start all

Configuring Port 0 (socket 0)
Fail to configure port 0
testpmd> port config all rxq 1
port config all rxq 1

testpmd> port start 0
port start 0

Configuring Port 0 (socket 0)
PMD: ixgbe_dev_tx_queue_setup(): sw_ring=0x7ffec0ae9140 hw_ring=0x7ffec2c0bf00 dma_addr=0x102c0bf00
PMD: set_tx_function(): Using full-featured tx code path
PMD: set_tx_function():  - txq_flags = 0 [IXGBE_SIMPLE_FLAGS=f01]
PMD: set_tx_function():  - tx_rs_thresh = 32 [RTE_PMD_IXGBE_TX_MAX_BURST=32]
PMD: ixgbe_dev_rx_queue_setup(): sw_ring=0x7ffec0ae88c0 hw_ring=0x7ffec2c1bf00 dma_addr=0x102c1bf00
PMD: ixgbe_dev_rx_queue_setup(): Rx Burst Bulk Alloc Preconditions are satisfied. Rx Burst Bulk Alloc function will be used on port=0, queue=0.
PMD: ixgbe_dev_rx_queue_setup(): Vector rx enabled, please make sure RX burst size no less than 32.
Port 0: 00:1B:21:C7:33:B0
Checking link statuses...
Port 0 Link Up - speed 10000 Mbps - full-duplex
Port 1 Link Down
Done
testpmd>

Please refer to RSS patch thread. I will post there second reply.

Pawel