Network Interface Controller Drivers

1. Overview of Networking Drivers
2. BNX2X Poll Mode Driver
- 2.1. Supported Features
- 2.2. Non-supported Features
- 2.3. Co-existence considerations
- 2.4. Supported QLogic NICs
- 2.5. Prerequisites
- 2.6. Pre-Installation Configuration
  - 2.6.1. Config File Options
  - 2.6.2. Driver Compilation
- 2.7. Linux
3. BNXT Poll Mode Driver
- 3.1. Limitations
4. CXGBE Poll Mode Driver
- 4.1. Features
- 4.2. Limitations
- 4.3. Supported Chelsio T5 NICs
- 4.4. Prerequisites
- 4.5. Pre-Installation Configuration
  - 4.5.1. Config File Options
  - 4.5.2. Driver Compilation
- 4.6. Linux
  - 4.6.1. Linux Installation
  - 4.6.2. Running testpmd
- 4.7. FreeBSD
  - 4.7.1. FreeBSD Installation
  - 4.7.2. Running testpmd
- 4.8. Sample Application Notes
  - 4.8.1. Enable/Disable Flow Control
  - 4.8.2. Jumbo Mode
5. Driver for VM Emulated Devices
- 5.1. Validated Hypervisors
- 5.2. Recommended Guest Operating System in Virtual Machine
- 5.3. Setting Up a KVM Virtual Machine
- 5.4. Known Limitations of Emulated Devices
6. ENA Poll Mode Driver
- 6.1. Overview
- 6.2. Management Interface
- 6.3. Data Path Interface
- 6.4. Configuration information
- 6.5. Building DPDK
- 6.6. Supported ENA adapters
- 6.7. Supported Operating Systems
- 6.8. Supported features
- 6.9. Unsupported features
- 6.10. Prerequisites
- 6.11. Usage example
7. ENIC Poll Mode Driver
- 7.1. How to obtain ENIC PMD integrated DPDK
- 7.2. Configuration information
- 7.3. Flow director support
- 7.4. Limitations
- 7.5. How to build the suite?
- 7.6. Supported Cisco VIC adapters
- 7.7. Supported Operating Systems
- 7.8. Supported features
- 7.9. Known bugs and Unsupported features in this release
- 7.10. Prerequisites
- 7.11. Additional Reference
- 7.12. Contact Information
8. FM10K Poll Mode Driver
- 8.1. FTAG Based Forwarding of FM10K
- 8.2. Vector PMD for FM10K
  - 8.2.1. RX Constraints
  - 8.2.2. TX Constraint
- 8.3. Limitations
9. I40E Poll Mode Driver
- 9.1. Features
- 9.2. Prerequisites
- 9.3. Pre-Installation Configuration
  - 9.3.1. Config File Options
  - 9.3.2. Driver Compilation
- 9.4. Linux
  - 9.4.1. Running testpmd
  - 9.4.2. SR-IOV: Prerequisites and sample Application Notes
- 9.5. Sample Application Notes
- 9.6. Limitations or Known issues
10. IXGBE Driver
- 10.1. Vector PMD for IXGBE
  - 10.1.1. RX Constraints
  - 10.1.2. TX Constraint
- 10.2. Application Programming Interface
- 10.3. Sample Application Notes
- 10.4. Limitations or Known issues
- 10.5. Supported Chipsets and NICs
11. I40E/IXGBE/IGB Virtual Function Driver
- 11.1. SR-IOV Mode Utilization in a DPDK Environment
- 11.2. Setting Up a KVM Virtual Machine Monitor
- 11.3. DPDK SR-IOV PMD PF/VF Driver Usage Model
  - 11.3.1. Fast Host-based Packet Processing
- 11.4. SR-IOV (PF/VF) Approach for Inter-VM Communication
12. MLX4 poll mode driver library
- 12.1. Implementation details
- 12.2. Features
- 12.3. Limitations
- 12.4. Configuration
- 12.5. Prerequisites
  - 12.5.1. Getting Mellanox OFED
- 12.6. Supported NICs
- 12.7. Usage example
13. MLX5 poll mode driver
- 13.1. Implementation details
- 13.2. Features
- 13.3. Limitations
- 13.4. Configuration
- 13.5. Prerequisites
  - 13.5.1. Getting Mellanox OFED
- 13.6. Supported NICs
- 13.7. Notes for testpmd
- 13.8. Usage example
14. NFP poll mode driver library
- 14.1. Dependencies
- 14.2. Building the software
- 14.3. System configuration
15. QEDE Poll Mode Driver
- 15.1. Supported Features
- 15.2. Non-supported Features
- 15.3. Supported QLogic Adapters
- 15.4. Prerequisites
16. Solarflare libefx-based Poll Mode Driver
- 16.1. Features
- 16.2. Non-supported Features
- 16.3. Limitations
- 16.4. Supported NICs
- 16.5. Prerequisites
- 16.6. Pre-Installation Configuration
  - 16.6.1. Config File Options
  - 16.6.2. Per-Device Parameters
17. SZEDATA2 poll mode driver library
- 17.1. Prerequisites
- 17.2. Configuration
- 17.3. Using the SZEDATA2 PMD
- 17.4. Example of usage
18. Tun/Tap Poll Mode Driver
- 18.1. Example
19. ThunderX NICVF Poll Mode Driver
- 19.1. Features
- 19.2. Supported ThunderX SoCs
- 19.3. Prerequisites
- 19.4. Pre-Installation Configuration
  - 19.4.1. Config File Options
  - 19.4.2. Driver Compilation
- 19.5. Linux
- 19.6. Limitations
20. Poll Mode Driver for Emulated Virtio NIC
- 20.1. Virtio Implementation in DPDK
- 20.2. Features and Limitations of virtio PMD
- 20.3. Prerequisites
- 20.4. Virtio with kni vhost Back End
- 20.5. Virtio with qemu virtio Back End
- 20.6. Virtio PMD Rx/Tx Callbacks
- 20.7. Interrupt mode
  - 20.7.1. Prerequisites for Rx interrupts
  - 20.7.2. Example
21. Poll Mode Driver that wraps vhost library
- 21.1. Vhost Implementation in DPDK
- 21.2. Features and Limitations of vhost PMD
- 21.3. Vhost PMD arguments
- 21.4. Vhost PMD event handling
- 21.5. Vhost PMD with testpmd application
22. Poll Mode Driver for Paravirtual VMXNET3 NIC
- 22.1. VMXNET3 Implementation in the DPDK
- 22.2. Features and Limitations of VMXNET3 PMD
- 22.3. Prerequisites
- 22.4. VMXNET3 with a Native NIC Connected to a vSwitch
- 22.5. VMXNET3 Chaining VMs Connected to a vSwitch
23. Libpcap and Ring Based Poll Mode Drivers
- 23.1. Using the Drivers from the EAL Command Line

Figures

Fig. 11.2 Virtualization for a Single Port NIC in SR-IOV Mode

Fig. 11.3 Performance Benchmark Setup

Fig. 11.4 Fast Host-based Packet Processing

Fig. 11.5 Inter-VM Communication

Fig. 20.2 Host2VM Communication Example Using kni vhost Back End

Fig. 20.4 Host2VM Communication Example Using qemu vhost Back End

Fig. 22.2 Assigning a VMXNET3 interface to a VM using VMware vSphere Client

Fig. 22.3 VMXNET3 with a Native NIC Connected to a vSwitch

Fig. 22.4 VMXNET3 Chaining VMs Connected to a vSwitch