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trex tool known issues

The document describes trex tool common issues and resolved methods. When use
trex tool as packet generator, these issues should be taken care.

Signed-off-by: yufengmx <yufengx.mo at intel.com>
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+======================
+How dts work with trex
+======================
+
+dpdk hugepage management conflict issue
+=======================================
+trex use older dpdk version than we release cycle source code. When dpdk change
+the memory management merchanism, trex will meet the following issue.
+
+Trex should run on an independent platform. DUT/Trex should run on two platforms
+*. one is used as TESTER and trex server, another one is used as DUT.(dts/pktgen)
+*. one is used as trex server, another one is used as DUT/TESTER.(recommended scheme)
+   This scheme can make sure that trex run on its full status capability.
+
+When trex run with dts on the same platform, trex server sometimes boot up
+failed for hugepage error.
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+      ./t-rex-64  -i --stl -k 4
+
+         Starting Scapy server..... Scapy server is started
+         Trying to bind to igb_uio ...
+         /usr/bin/python3 dpdk_nic_bind.py --bind=igb_uio 0000:85:00.0 0000:8a:00.1
+         The ports are bound/configured.
+         Starting  TRex v2.41 please wait  ...
+         EAL: Can only reserve 1766 pages from 4096 requested
+         Current CONFIG_RTE_MAX_MEMSEG=256 is not enough
+         Please either increase it or request less amount of memory.
+         EAL: FATAL: Cannot init memory
+
+         EAL: Cannot init memory
+
+          You might need to run ./trex-cfg  once
+         EAL: Error - exiting with code: 1
+           Cause: Invalid EAL arguments
+
+trex quit when using NNT
+========================
+when bind dut NNT port to igb_uio, peer port will get a link down status, then
+trex server using NNT nic will quit.
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+   WATCHDOG: task 'master' has not responded for more than 2.00044 seconds - timeout is 2 seconds
+
+   *** traceback follows ***
+
+   1       0x55a7c779561a ./_t-rex-64(+0x12761a) [0x55a7c779561a]
+   2       0x7f23da4be1b0 /lib64/libpthread.so.0(+0x121b0) [0x7f23da4be1b0]
+   3       0x55a7c7942d40 rte_delay_us_block + 128
+   4       0x55a7c798d731 ixgbe_setup_mac_link_multispeed_fiber + 337
+   5       0x55a7c79a8f14 ./_t-rex-64(+0x33af14) [0x55a7c79a8f14]
+   6       0x55a7c7954c72 rte_eth_link_get_nowait + 114
+   7       0x55a7c776a988 DpdkTRexPortAttr::update_link_status_nowait() + 24
+   8       0x55a7c77856a6 CGlobalTRex::handle_slow_path() + 118
+   9       0x55a7c7785ad7 CGlobalTRex::run_in_master() + 759
+   10      0x55a7c7785e3c ./_t-rex-64(+0x117e3c) [0x55a7c7785e3c]
+   11      0x55a7c793efba rte_eal_mp_remote_launch + 346
+   12      0x55a7c7789e1e main_test(int, char**) + 1038
+   13      0x7f23d9417f2a __libc_start_main + 234
+   14      0x55a7c7719b9d ./_t-rex-64(+0xabb9d) [0x55a7c7719b9d]
+
+
+   *** addr2line information follows ***
+
+   ??:0
+   ??:0
+   ??:0
+   ??:0
+   ??:0
+   ??:0
+   ??:0
+   ??:0
+   ??:0
+   ??:0
+   ??:0
+   ??:0
+   ??:0
+   ??:0
+
+
+   ./t-rex-64: line 80: 25870 Aborted                 (core dumped) ./_$(
+
+scapy name space conflict
+=========================
+trex scapy lib will be conflict with
+
+resolved scheme
+---------------
+
+#. backup your scapy::
+   cp -fr /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/scapy /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/scapy_backup
+
+#. unify scapy version with trex::
+   cp -fr /opt/trex/v2.41/trex_client/external_libs/scapy-2.3.1/python2/scapy /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/scapy
+
+other issues
+============
+
+#. linux kernel verion should not be too low.
+
+#. Trex only works with even number link peers.
+
+#. Trex only works with nics, which are using the same driver.
+
+#. Before boot up trex, please make sure the peer ports are on up status.
+
+#. If you have ran dpdk on the platform which you want to deploy trex-server,
+   reboot the platform to make sure that trex-server can work fine.
+
+#. If using i40e driver, Trex v2.41 version need i40e nic firmware version newer than 5.02.
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