[dpdk-dev] dpdk 2.1.0: 40gig ports link is down

[Shaham Fridenberg]

Updating the firmware using the tool did solve the problem! Now link is up.

Thanks a lot for your time and help Stephen! :)

-----Original Message-----
From: Stephen Hemminger [mailto:stephen at networkplumber.org] 
Sent: Monday, October 12, 2015 8:14 PM
To: Shaham Fridenberg
Cc: dev at dpdk.org
Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] dpdk 2.1.0: 40gig ports link is down

On Mon, 12 Oct 2015 17:04:01 +0000
Shaham Fridenberg <ShahamF at Radware.com> wrote:

> Hey Stephen,
> 
> Thanks for your help.
> 
> I tried updating i40e driver to the latest version (from 1.0.11-k to 1.3.39.1) but it didn't help.
> 
> By 'Compile i40e with DEBUG flag' you mean adding "CONFIG_RTE_LOG_LEVEL=8" to defconfig_x86_64-wsm-linuxapp-gcc (assuming I'm compiling for westmere)?
> 
> Also, is there any log file generated in that case?
> 
> Thanks,
> Shaham

I was thinking of firmware update tool, which you need to run on Linux (w/o DPDK)  https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/24769/NVM-Update-Utility-for-Intel-Ethernet-Converged-Network-Adapter-XL710-X710-Series

In current DPDK, the config stuff is in common_linuxapp