61. EEPROM Dump Test

The EEPROM Dump Test checks the ability to output EEPROM information on testpmd when requested. Then compares with output from ethtool to verify that both output information is the same. When finished, all the files created during testing will be deleted. The difference of the two files can be found in the log file.

61.1. Prerequisites

If using vfio the kernel must be >= 3.6+ and VT-d must be enabled in bios.When using vfio, use the following commands to load the vfio driver and bind it to the device under test:

modprobe vfio
modprobe vfio-pci
usertools/dpdk-devbind.py --bind=vfio-pci device_bus_id

Assuming that ports are up and working, then launch the testpmd application with the following arguments:

./<build>/app/dpdk-testpmd -- -i --portmask=0x3

61.2. Test Case : EEPROM Dump

  1. Use testpmd to show the EEPROM information on selected port:

    testpmd> show port <PORT_ID> eeprom

  2. Quit the testpmd to have access of ethtool, then use ethtool to get EEPROM information on selected port:

    ethtool -e <interface_name> raw on length <length> >> <file_name>.txt

  3. If nic is Intel® Ethernet 800 Series, store the output of the first 1000 lines from testpmd and ethtool into two files, else store the output from testpmd and ethtool into two files. Then compare both files, verify they are the same.

  4. Delete all the files created during testing.

61.3. Test Case : Module EEPROM Dump

  1. Use testpmd to show the EEPROM information on selected port:

    testpmd> show port <PORT_ID> module_eeprom

  2. Quit the testpmd to have access of ethtool, then use ethtool to get EEPROM information on selected port:

    ethtool -m <interface_name> raw on length <length> >> <file_name>.txt

  3. If nic is Intel® Ethernet 800 Series, store the output of the first 16 lines from testpmd and ethtool into two files, else store the output from testpmd and ethtool into two files. Then compare both files, verify they are the same.

  4. Delete all the files created during testing.