6. Quick Start Setup Script

The dpdk-setup.sh script, found in the usertools subdirectory, allows the user to perform the following tasks:

Build the DPDK libraries
Insert and remove the DPDK IGB_UIO kernel module
Insert and remove VFIO kernel modules
Insert and remove the DPDK KNI kernel module
Create and delete hugepages for NUMA and non-NUMA cases
View network port status and reserve ports for DPDK application use
Set up permissions for using VFIO as a non-privileged user
Run the test and testpmd applications
Look at hugepages in the meminfo
List hugepages in /mnt/huge
Remove built DPDK libraries

Once these steps have been completed for one of the EAL targets, the user may compile their own application that links in the EAL libraries to create the DPDK image.

6.1. Script Organization

The dpdk-setup.sh script is logically organized into a series of steps that a user performs in sequence. Each step provides a number of options that guide the user to completing the desired task. The following is a brief synopsis of each step.

Step 1: Build DPDK Libraries

Initially, the user must select a DPDK target to choose the correct target type and compiler options to use when building the libraries.

The user must have all libraries, modules, updates and compilers installed in the system prior to this, as described in the earlier chapters in this Getting Started Guide.

Step 2: Setup Environment

The user configures the Linux* environment to support the running of DPDK applications. Hugepages can be set up for NUMA or non-NUMA systems. Any existing hugepages will be removed. The DPDK kernel module that is needed can also be inserted in this step, and network ports may be bound to this module for DPDK application use.

Step 3: Run an Application

The user may run the test application once the other steps have been performed. The test application allows the user to run a series of functional tests for the DPDK. The testpmd application, which supports the receiving and sending of packets, can also be run.

Step 4: Examining the System

This step provides some tools for examining the status of hugepage mappings.

Step 5: System Cleanup

The final step has options for restoring the system to its original state.

6.2. Use Cases

The following are some example of how to use the dpdk-setup.sh script. The script should be run using the source command. Some options in the script prompt the user for further data before proceeding.

Warning

The dpdk-setup.sh script should be run with root privileges.

source usertools/dpdk-setup.sh

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RTE_SDK exported as /home/user/rte

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Step 1: Select the DPDK environment to build

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[1] i686-native-linuxapp-gcc

[2] i686-native-linuxapp-icc

[3] ppc_64-power8-linuxapp-gcc

[4] x86_64-native-bsdapp-clang

[5] x86_64-native-bsdapp-gcc

[6] x86_64-native-linuxapp-clang

[7] x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc

[8] x86_64-native-linuxapp-icc

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Step 2: Setup linuxapp environment

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[11] Insert IGB UIO module

[12] Insert VFIO module

[13] Insert KNI module

[14] Setup hugepage mappings for non-NUMA systems

[15] Setup hugepage mappings for NUMA systems

[16] Display current Ethernet device settings

[17] Bind Ethernet device to IGB UIO module

[18] Bind Ethernet device to VFIO module

[19] Setup VFIO permissions

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Step 3: Run test application for linuxapp environment

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[20] Run test application ($RTE_TARGET/app/test)

[21] Run testpmd application in interactive mode ($RTE_TARGET/app/testpmd)

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Step 4: Other tools

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[22] List hugepage info from /proc/meminfo

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Step 5: Uninstall and system cleanup

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[23] Uninstall all targets

[24] Unbind NICs from IGB UIO driver

[25] Remove IGB UIO module

[26] Remove VFIO module

[27] Remove KNI module

[28] Remove hugepage mappings

[29] Exit Script

Option:

The following selection demonstrates the creation of the x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc DPDK library.

Option: 9

================== Installing x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc

Configuration done
== Build lib
...
Build complete
RTE_TARGET exported as x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc

The following selection demonstrates the starting of the DPDK UIO driver.

Option: 25

Unloading any existing DPDK UIO module
Loading DPDK UIO module

The following selection demonstrates the creation of hugepages in a NUMA system. 1024 2 MByte pages are assigned to each node. The result is that the application should use -m 4096 for starting the application to access both memory areas (this is done automatically if the -m option is not provided).

Note

If prompts are displayed to remove temporary files, type ‘y’.

Option: 15

Removing currently reserved hugepages
mounting /mnt/huge and removing directory
Input the number of 2MB pages for each node
Example: to have 128MB of hugepages available per node,
enter '64' to reserve 64 * 2MB pages on each node
Number of pages for node0: 1024
Number of pages for node1: 1024
Reserving hugepages
Creating /mnt/huge and mounting as hugetlbfs

The following selection demonstrates the launch of the test application to run on a single core.

Option: 20

Enter hex bitmask of cores to execute test app on
Example: to execute app on cores 0 to 7, enter 0xff
bitmask: 0x01
Launching app
EAL: coremask set to 1
EAL: Detected lcore 0 on socket 0
...
EAL: Master core 0 is ready (tid=1b2ad720)
RTE>>

6.3. Applications

Once the user has run the dpdk-setup.sh script, built one of the EAL targets and set up hugepages (if using one of the Linux EAL targets), the user can then move on to building and running their application or one of the examples provided.

The examples in the /examples directory provide a good starting point to gain an understanding of the operation of the DPDK. The following command sequence shows how the helloworld sample application is built and run. As recommended in Section 4.2.1 , “Logical Core Use by Applications”, the logical core layout of the platform should be determined when selecting a core mask to use for an application.

cd helloworld/
make
  CC main.o
  LD helloworld
  INSTALL-APP helloworld
  INSTALL-MAP helloworld.map

sudo ./build/app/helloworld -l 0-3 -n 3
[sudo] password for rte:

EAL: coremask set to f
EAL: Detected lcore 0 as core 0 on socket 0
EAL: Detected lcore 1 as core 0 on socket 1
EAL: Detected lcore 2 as core 1 on socket 0
EAL: Detected lcore 3 as core 1 on socket 1
EAL: Setting up hugepage memory...
EAL: Ask a virtual area of 0x200000 bytes
EAL: Virtual area found at 0x7f0add800000 (size = 0x200000)
EAL: Ask a virtual area of 0x3d400000 bytes
EAL: Virtual area found at 0x7f0aa0200000 (size = 0x3d400000)
EAL: Ask a virtual area of 0x400000 bytes
EAL: Virtual area found at 0x7f0a9fc00000 (size = 0x400000)
EAL: Ask a virtual area of 0x400000 bytes
EAL: Virtual area found at 0x7f0a9f600000 (size = 0x400000)
EAL: Ask a virtual area of 0x400000 bytes
EAL: Virtual area found at 0x7f0a9f000000 (size = 0x400000)
EAL: Ask a virtual area of 0x800000 bytes
EAL: Virtual area found at 0x7f0a9e600000 (size = 0x800000)
EAL: Ask a virtual area of 0x800000 bytes
EAL: Virtual area found at 0x7f0a9dc00000 (size = 0x800000)
EAL: Ask a virtual area of 0x400000 bytes
EAL: Virtual area found at 0x7f0a9d600000 (size = 0x400000)
EAL: Ask a virtual area of 0x400000 bytes
EAL: Virtual area found at 0x7f0a9d000000 (size = 0x400000)
EAL: Ask a virtual area of 0x400000 bytes
EAL: Virtual area found at 0x7f0a9ca00000 (size = 0x400000)
EAL: Ask a virtual area of 0x200000 bytes
EAL: Virtual area found at 0x7f0a9c600000 (size = 0x200000)
EAL: Ask a virtual area of 0x200000 bytes
EAL: Virtual area found at 0x7f0a9c200000 (size = 0x200000)
EAL: Ask a virtual area of 0x3fc00000 bytes
EAL: Virtual area found at 0x7f0a5c400000 (size = 0x3fc00000)
EAL: Ask a virtual area of 0x200000 bytes
EAL: Virtual area found at 0x7f0a5c000000 (size = 0x200000)
EAL: Requesting 1024 pages of size 2MB from socket 0
EAL: Requesting 1024 pages of size 2MB from socket 1
EAL: Master core 0 is ready (tid=de25b700)
EAL: Core 1 is ready (tid=5b7fe700)
EAL: Core 3 is ready (tid=5a7fc700)
EAL: Core 2 is ready (tid=5affd700)
hello from core 1
hello from core 2
hello from core 3
hello from core 0