[dpdk-users] [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 00/29] ixgbe/base: update base driver

[Xing, Beilei]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Klaus Degner [mailto:kd at allegro-packets.com]
> Sent: Monday, May 30, 2016 3:13 PM
> To: Xing, Beilei <beilei.xing at intel.com>
> Cc: users at dpdk.org
> Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 00/29] ixgbe/base: update base driver
> 
> Am 30.05.16 um 04:15 schrieb Xing, Beilei:
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Klaus Degner [mailto:kd at allegro-packets.com]
> >> Sent: Friday, May 27, 2016 5:32 PM
> >> To: Xing, Beilei <beilei.xing at intel.com>
> >> Cc: users at dpdk.org
> >> Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 00/29] ixgbe/base: update base driver
> >>
> >> Hi Beilei,
> >>
> >> I have an Supermicro Xeon-D system ( 5018D-FN8T ) with 2x 10G Intel
> >> X552
> >> SFP+ connectors and compatible SFP+ DAC cables.
> > Hi Degner,
> > What's the Supermicro Xeon-D system?  is it soc?  Since we haven't tried it
> before.
> > Thanks
> > Beilei
> Hi Beilei,
> 
> It is a NIC from  the SoC Xeon-D 1518:
> http://www.supermicro.nl/products/system/1U/5018/SYS-5018D-FN8T.cfm
> 
> lspci output for the ports:
> 
> 04:00.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation Ethernet Connection X552
> 10 GbE SFP+
> 04:00.1 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation Ethernet Connection X552
> 10 GbE SFP+
> >
> >> The link status is always down and I cannot bring it up. I have tried
> >> the latest stable release and the current master.
> >> I have also used your latest update base driver patch from below, but
> >> also without success.
> > Did you try kernel driver on the system? Does it work well?
> > Beilei
> We have tested the latest stable ixgbe 4.3.15 and it has the same behavior. It
> detects the interfaces but the link is always down.
Degner,
Seems this device isn't supported by kernel driver currently. 
I think you need wait for more updated base driver, since dpdk base driver is based on kernel driver.

> 
> Klaus