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diff --git a/src/spdk/dpdk/doc/guides/nics/mvpp2.rst b/src/spdk/dpdk/doc/guides/nics/mvpp2.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..19cab1cbc --- /dev/null +++ b/src/spdk/dpdk/doc/guides/nics/mvpp2.rst @@ -0,0 +1,785 @@ +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause + Copyright(c) 2017 Marvell International Ltd. + Copyright(c) 2017 Semihalf. + +.. _mvpp2_poll_mode_driver: + +MVPP2 Poll Mode Driver +====================== + +The MVPP2 PMD (librte_pmd_mvpp2) provides poll mode driver support +for the Marvell PPv2 (Packet Processor v2) 1/10 Gbps adapter. + +Detailed information about SoCs that use PPv2 can be obtained here: + +* https://www.marvell.com/embedded-processors/armada-70xx/ +* https://www.marvell.com/embedded-processors/armada-80xx/ + +.. Note:: + + Due to external dependencies, this driver is disabled by default. It must + be enabled manually by setting relevant configuration option manually. + Please refer to `Config File Options`_ section for further details. + + +Features +-------- + +Features of the MVPP2 PMD are: + +- Speed capabilities +- Link status +- Tx Queue start/stop +- MTU update +- Jumbo frame +- Promiscuous mode +- Allmulticast mode +- Unicast MAC filter +- Multicast MAC filter +- RSS hash +- VLAN filter +- CRC offload +- L3 checksum offload +- L4 checksum offload +- Packet type parsing +- Basic stats +- :ref:`Extended stats <extstats>` +- RX flow control +- Scattered TX frames +- :ref:`QoS <qossupport>` +- :ref:`Flow API <flowapi>` +- :ref:`Traffic metering and policing <mtrapi>` +- :ref:`Traffic Management API <tmapi>` + +Limitations +----------- + +- Number of lcores is limited to 9 by MUSDK internal design. If more lcores + need to be allocated, locking will have to be considered. Number of available + lcores can be changed via ``MRVL_MUSDK_HIFS_RESERVED`` define in + ``mrvl_ethdev.c`` source file. + +- Flushing vlans added for filtering is not possible due to MUSDK missing + functionality. Current workaround is to reset board so that PPv2 has a + chance to start in a sane state. + +- MUSDK architecture does not support changing configuration in run time. + All necessary configurations should be done before first dev_start(). + +- RX queue start/stop is not supported. + +- Current implementation does not support replacement of buffers in the HW buffer pool + at run time, so it is responsibility of the application to ensure that MTU does not exceed the configured buffer size. + +- Configuring TX flow control currently is not supported. + +- In current implementation, mechanism for acknowledging transmitted packets (``tx_done_cleanup``) is not supported. + +- Running more than one DPDK-MUSDK application simultaneously is not supported. + + +Prerequisites +------------- + +- Custom Linux Kernel sources + + .. code-block:: console + + git clone https://github.com/MarvellEmbeddedProcessors/linux-marvell.git -b linux-4.4.120-armada-18.09 + +- Out of tree `mvpp2x_sysfs` kernel module sources + + .. code-block:: console + + git clone https://github.com/MarvellEmbeddedProcessors/mvpp2x-marvell.git -b mvpp2x-armada-18.09 + +- MUSDK (Marvell User-Space SDK) sources + + .. code-block:: console + + git clone https://github.com/MarvellEmbeddedProcessors/musdk-marvell.git -b musdk-armada-18.09 + + MUSDK is a light-weight library that provides direct access to Marvell's + PPv2 (Packet Processor v2). Alternatively prebuilt MUSDK library can be + requested from `Marvell Extranet <https://extranet.marvell.com>`_. Once + approval has been granted, library can be found by typing ``musdk`` in + the search box. + + To get better understanding of the library one can consult documentation + available in the ``doc`` top level directory of the MUSDK sources. + +- DPDK environment + + Follow the DPDK :ref:`Getting Started Guide for Linux <linux_gsg>` to setup + DPDK environment. + + +Config File Options +------------------- + +The following options can be modified in the ``config`` file. + +- ``CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_MVPP2_PMD`` (default ``n``) + + Toggle compilation of the librte mvpp2 driver. + + .. Note:: + + When MVPP2 PMD is enabled ``CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_MVNETA_PMD`` must be disabled + + +Building DPDK +------------- + +Driver needs precompiled MUSDK library during compilation. + +.. code-block:: console + + export CROSS_COMPILE=<toolchain>/bin/aarch64-linux-gnu- + ./bootstrap + ./configure --host=aarch64-linux-gnu + make install + +MUSDK will be installed to `usr/local` under current directory. +For the detailed build instructions please consult ``doc/musdk_get_started.txt``. + +Before the DPDK build process the environmental variable ``LIBMUSDK_PATH`` with +the path to the MUSDK installation directory needs to be exported. + +For additional instructions regarding DPDK cross compilation please refer to :doc:`Cross compile DPDK for ARM64 <../linux_gsg/cross_build_dpdk_for_arm64>`. + +.. code-block:: console + + export LIBMUSDK_PATH=<musdk>/usr/local + export CROSS=<toolchain>/bin/aarch64-linux-gnu- + export RTE_KERNELDIR=<kernel-dir> + export RTE_TARGET=arm64-armv8a-linux-gcc + + make config T=arm64-armv8a-linux-gcc + sed -i "s/MVNETA_PMD=y/MVNETA_PMD=n/" build/.config + sed -i "s/MVPP2_PMD=n/MVPP2_PMD=y/" build/.config + make + +Usage Example +------------- + +MVPP2 PMD requires extra out of tree kernel modules to function properly. +`musdk_cma` sources are part of the MUSDK. Please consult +``doc/musdk_get_started.txt`` for the detailed build instructions. +For `mvpp2x_sysfs` please consult ``Documentation/pp22_sysfs.txt`` for the +detailed build instructions. + +.. code-block:: console + + insmod musdk_cma.ko + insmod mvpp2x_sysfs.ko + +Additionally interfaces used by DPDK application need to be put up: + +.. code-block:: console + + ip link set eth0 up + ip link set eth2 up + +In order to run testpmd example application following command can be used: + +.. code-block:: console + + ./testpmd --vdev=eth_mvpp2,iface=eth0,iface=eth2 -c 7 -- \ + --burst=128 --txd=2048 --rxd=1024 --rxq=2 --txq=2 --nb-cores=2 \ + -i -a --rss-udp + +.. _extstats: + +Extended stats +-------------- + +MVPP2 PMD supports the following extended statistics: + + - ``rx_bytes``: number of RX bytes + - ``rx_packets``: number of RX packets + - ``rx_unicast_packets``: number of RX unicast packets + - ``rx_errors``: number of RX MAC errors + - ``rx_fullq_dropped``: number of RX packets dropped due to full RX queue + - ``rx_bm_dropped``: number of RX packets dropped due to no available buffers in the HW pool + - ``rx_early_dropped``: number of RX packets that were early dropped + - ``rx_fifo_dropped``: number of RX packets dropped due to RX fifo overrun + - ``rx_cls_dropped``: number of RX packets dropped by classifier + - ``tx_bytes``: number of TX bytes + - ``tx_packets``: number of TX packets + - ``tx_unicast_packets``: number of TX unicast packets + - ``tx_errors``: number of TX MAC errors + + +.. _qossupport: + +QoS Configuration +----------------- + +QoS configuration is done through external configuration file. Path to the +file must be given as `cfg` in driver's vdev parameter list. + +Configuration syntax +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +.. code-block:: console + + [policer <policer_id>] + token_unit = <token_unit> + color = <color_mode> + cir = <cir> + ebs = <ebs> + cbs = <cbs> + + [port <portnum> default] + default_tc = <default_tc> + mapping_priority = <mapping_priority> + + rate_limit_enable = <rate_limit_enable> + rate_limit = <rate_limit> + burst_size = <burst_size> + + default_policer = <policer_id> + + [port <portnum> tc <traffic_class>] + rxq = <rx_queue_list> + pcp = <pcp_list> + dscp = <dscp_list> + default_color = <default_color> + + [port <portnum> tc <traffic_class>] + rxq = <rx_queue_list> + pcp = <pcp_list> + dscp = <dscp_list> + + [port <portnum> txq <txqnum>] + sched_mode = <sched_mode> + wrr_weight = <wrr_weight> + + rate_limit_enable = <rate_limit_enable> + rate_limit = <rate_limit> + burst_size = <burst_size> + +Where: + +- ``<portnum>``: DPDK Port number (0..n). + +- ``<default_tc>``: Default traffic class (e.g. 0) + +- ``<mapping_priority>``: QoS priority for mapping (`ip`, `vlan`, `ip/vlan` or `vlan/ip`). + +- ``<traffic_class>``: Traffic Class to be configured. + +- ``<rx_queue_list>``: List of DPDK RX queues (e.g. 0 1 3-4) + +- ``<pcp_list>``: List of PCP values to handle in particular TC (e.g. 0 1 3-4 7). + +- ``<dscp_list>``: List of DSCP values to handle in particular TC (e.g. 0-12 32-48 63). + +- ``<default_policer>``: Id of the policer configuration section to be used as default. + +- ``<policer_id>``: Id of the policer configuration section (0..31). + +- ``<token_unit>``: Policer token unit (`bytes` or `packets`). + +- ``<color_mode>``: Policer color mode (`aware` or `blind`). + +- ``<cir>``: Committed information rate in unit of kilo bits per second (data rate) or packets per second. + +- ``<cbs>``: Committed burst size in unit of kilo bytes or number of packets. + +- ``<ebs>``: Excess burst size in unit of kilo bytes or number of packets. + +- ``<default_color>``: Default color for specific tc. + +- ``<rate_limit_enable>``: Enables per port or per txq rate limiting (`0`/`1` to disable/enable). + +- ``<rate_limit>``: Committed information rate, in kilo bits per second. + +- ``<burst_size>``: Committed burst size, in kilo bytes. + +- ``<sched_mode>``: Egress scheduler mode (`wrr` or `sp`). + +- ``<wrr_weight>``: Txq weight. + +Setting PCP/DSCP values for the default TC is not required. All PCP/DSCP +values not assigned explicitly to particular TC will be handled by the +default TC. + +Configuration file example +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ + +.. code-block:: console + + [policer 0] + token_unit = bytes + color = blind + cir = 100000 + ebs = 64 + cbs = 64 + + [port 0 default] + default_tc = 0 + mapping_priority = ip + + rate_limit_enable = 1 + rate_limit = 1000 + burst_size = 2000 + + [port 0 tc 0] + rxq = 0 1 + + [port 0 txq 0] + sched_mode = wrr + wrr_weight = 10 + + [port 0 txq 1] + sched_mode = wrr + wrr_weight = 100 + + [port 0 txq 2] + sched_mode = sp + + [port 0 tc 1] + rxq = 2 + pcp = 5 6 7 + dscp = 26-38 + + [port 1 default] + default_tc = 0 + mapping_priority = vlan/ip + + default_policer = 0 + + [port 1 tc 0] + rxq = 0 + dscp = 10 + + [port 1 tc 1] + rxq = 1 + dscp = 11-20 + + [port 1 tc 2] + rxq = 2 + dscp = 30 + + [port 1 txq 0] + rate_limit_enable = 1 + rate_limit = 10000 + burst_size = 2000 + +Usage example +^^^^^^^^^^^^^ + +.. code-block:: console + + ./testpmd --vdev=eth_mvpp2,iface=eth0,iface=eth2,cfg=/home/user/mrvl.conf \ + -c 7 -- -i -a --disable-hw-vlan-strip --rxq=3 --txq=3 + +.. _flowapi: + +Flow API +-------- + +PPv2 offers packet classification capabilities via classifier engine which +can be configured via generic flow API offered by DPDK. + +The :ref:`flow_isolated_mode` is supported. + +For an additional description please refer to DPDK :doc:`../prog_guide/rte_flow`. + +Supported flow actions +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +Following flow action items are supported by the driver: + +* DROP +* QUEUE + +Supported flow items +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +Following flow items and their respective fields are supported by the driver: + +* ETH + + * source MAC + * destination MAC + * ethertype + +* VLAN + + * PCP + * VID + +* IPV4 + + * DSCP + * protocol + * source address + * destination address + +* IPV6 + + * flow label + * next header + * source address + * destination address + +* UDP + + * source port + * destination port + +* TCP + + * source port + * destination port + +Classifier match engine +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +Classifier has an internal match engine which can be configured to +operate in either exact or maskable mode. + +Mode is selected upon creation of the first unique flow rule as follows: + +* maskable, if key size is up to 8 bytes. +* exact, otherwise, i.e for keys bigger than 8 bytes. + +Where the key size equals the number of bytes of all fields specified +in the flow items. + +.. table:: Examples of key size calculation + + +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------+-------------+ + | Flow pattern | Key size in bytes | Used engine | + +============================================================================+===================+=============+ + | ETH (destination MAC) / VLAN (VID) | 6 + 2 = 8 | Maskable | + +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------+-------------+ + | VLAN (VID) / IPV4 (source address) | 2 + 4 = 6 | Maskable | + +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------+-------------+ + | TCP (source port, destination port) | 2 + 2 = 4 | Maskable | + +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------+-------------+ + | VLAN (priority) / IPV4 (source address) | 1 + 4 = 5 | Maskable | + +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------+-------------+ + | IPV4 (destination address) / UDP (source port, destination port) | 6 + 2 + 2 = 10 | Exact | + +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------+-------------+ + | VLAN (VID) / IPV6 (flow label, destination address) | 2 + 3 + 16 = 21 | Exact | + +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------+-------------+ + | IPV4 (DSCP, source address, destination address) | 1 + 4 + 4 = 9 | Exact | + +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------+-------------+ + | IPV6 (flow label, source address, destination address) | 3 + 16 + 16 = 35 | Exact | + +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------+-------------+ + +From the user perspective maskable mode means that masks specified +via flow rules are respected. In case of exact match mode, masks +which do not provide exact matching (all bits masked) are ignored. + +If the flow matches more than one classifier rule the first +(with the lowest index) matched takes precedence. + +Flow rules usage example +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +Before proceeding run testpmd user application: + +.. code-block:: console + + ./testpmd --vdev=eth_mvpp2,iface=eth0,iface=eth2 -c 3 -- -i --p 3 -a --disable-hw-vlan-strip + +Example #1 +^^^^^^^^^^ + +.. code-block:: console + + testpmd> flow create 0 ingress pattern eth src is 10:11:12:13:14:15 / end actions drop / end + +In this case key size is 6 bytes thus maskable type is selected. Testpmd +will set mask to ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff i.e traffic explicitly matching +above rule will be dropped. + +Example #2 +^^^^^^^^^^ + +.. code-block:: console + + testpmd> flow create 0 ingress pattern ipv4 src spec 10.10.10.0 src mask 255.255.255.0 / tcp src spec 0x10 src mask 0x10 / end action drop / end + +In this case key size is 8 bytes thus maskable type is selected. +Flows which have IPv4 source addresses ranging from 10.10.10.0 to 10.10.10.255 +and tcp source port set to 16 will be dropped. + +Example #3 +^^^^^^^^^^ + +.. code-block:: console + + testpmd> flow create 0 ingress pattern vlan vid spec 0x10 vid mask 0x10 / ipv4 src spec 10.10.1.1 src mask 255.255.0.0 dst spec 11.11.11.1 dst mask 255.255.255.0 / end actions drop / end + +In this case key size is 10 bytes thus exact type is selected. +Even though each item has partial mask set, masks will be ignored. +As a result only flows with VID set to 16 and IPv4 source and destination +addresses set to 10.10.1.1 and 11.11.11.1 respectively will be dropped. + +Limitations +~~~~~~~~~~~ + +Following limitations need to be taken into account while creating flow rules: + +* For IPv4 exact match type the key size must be up to 12 bytes. +* For IPv6 exact match type the key size must be up to 36 bytes. +* Following fields cannot be partially masked (all masks are treated as + if they were exact): + + * ETH: ethertype + * VLAN: PCP, VID + * IPv4: protocol + * IPv6: next header + * TCP/UDP: source port, destination port + +* Only one classifier table can be created thus all rules in the table + have to match table format. Table format is set during creation of + the first unique flow rule. +* Up to 5 fields can be specified per flow rule. +* Up to 20 flow rules can be added. + +For additional information about classifier please consult +``doc/musdk_cls_user_guide.txt``. + +.. _mtrapi: + +Traffic metering and policing +----------------------------- + +MVPP2 PMD supports DPDK traffic metering and policing that allows the following: + +1. Meter ingress traffic. +2. Do policing. +3. Gather statistics. + +For an additional description please refer to DPDK :doc:`Traffic Metering and Policing API <../prog_guide/traffic_metering_and_policing>`. + +The policer objects defined by this feature can work with the default policer defined via config file as described in :ref:`QoS Support <qossupport>`. + +Limitations +~~~~~~~~~~~ + +The following capabilities are not supported: + +- MTR object meter DSCP table update +- MTR object policer action update +- MTR object enabled statistics + +Usage example +~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +1. Run testpmd user app: + + .. code-block:: console + + ./testpmd --vdev=eth_mvpp2,iface=eth0,iface=eth2 -c 6 -- -i -p 3 -a --txd 1024 --rxd 1024 + +2. Create meter profile: + + .. code-block:: console + + testpmd> add port meter profile 0 0 srtcm_rfc2697 2000 256 256 + +3. Create meter: + + .. code-block:: console + + testpmd> create port meter 0 0 0 yes d d d 0 1 0 + +4. Create flow rule witch meter attached: + + .. code-block:: console + + testpmd> flow create 0 ingress pattern ipv4 src is 10.10.10.1 / end actions meter mtr_id 0 / end + +For a detailed usage description please refer to "Traffic Metering and Policing" section in DPDK :doc:`Testpmd Runtime Functions <../testpmd_app_ug/testpmd_funcs>`. + + + +.. _tmapi: + +Traffic Management API +---------------------- + +MVPP2 PMD supports generic DPDK Traffic Management API which allows to +configure the following features: + +1. Hierarchical scheduling +2. Traffic shaping +3. Congestion management +4. Packet marking + +Internally TM is represented by a hierarchy (tree) of nodes. +Node which has a parent is called a leaf whereas node without +parent is called a non-leaf (root). +MVPP2 PMD supports two level hierarchy where level 0 represents ports and level 1 represents tx queues of a given port. + +.. figure:: img/mvpp2_tm.* + +Nodes hold following types of settings: + +- for egress scheduler configuration: weight +- for egress rate limiter: private shaper +- bitmask indicating which statistics counters will be read + +Hierarchy is always constructed from the top, i.e first a root node is added +then some number of leaf nodes. Number of leaf nodes cannot exceed number +of configured tx queues. + +After hierarchy is complete it can be committed. + + +For an additional description please refer to DPDK :doc:`Traffic Management API <../prog_guide/traffic_management>`. + +Limitations +~~~~~~~~~~~ + +The following capabilities are not supported: + +- Traffic manager WRED profile and WRED context +- Traffic manager shared shaper update +- Traffic manager packet marking +- Maximum number of levels in hierarchy is 2 +- Currently dynamic change of a hierarchy is not supported + +Usage example +~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +For a detailed usage description please refer to "Traffic Management" section in DPDK :doc:`Testpmd Runtime Functions <../testpmd_app_ug/testpmd_funcs>`. + +1. Run testpmd as follows: + + .. code-block:: console + + ./testpmd --vdev=net_mrvl,iface=eth0,iface=eth2,cfg=./qos_config -c 7 -- \ + -i -p 3 --disable-hw-vlan-strip --rxq 3 --txq 3 --txd 1024 --rxd 1024 + +2. Stop all ports: + + .. code-block:: console + + testpmd> port stop all + +3. Add shaper profile: + + .. code-block:: console + + testpmd> add port tm node shaper profile 0 0 900000 70000 0 + + Parameters have following meaning:: + + 0 - Id of a port. + 0 - Id of a new shaper profile. + 900000 - Shaper rate in bytes/s. + 70000 - Bucket size in bytes. + 0 - Packet length adjustment - ignored. + +4. Add non-leaf node for port 0: + + .. code-block:: console + + testpmd> add port tm nonleaf node 0 3 -1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 + + Parameters have following meaning:: + + 0 - Id of a port + 3 - Id of a new node. + -1 - Indicate that root does not have a parent. + 0 - Priority of the node. + 0 - Weight of the node. + 0 - Id of a level. Since this is a root 0 is passed. + 0 - Id of the shaper profile. + 0 - Number of SP priorities. + 3 - Enable statistics for both number of transmitted packets and bytes. + 0 - Number of shared shapers. + +5. Add leaf node for tx queue 0: + + .. code-block:: console + + testpmd> add port tm leaf node 0 0 3 0 30 1 -1 0 0 1 0 + + Parameters have following meaning:: + + 0 - Id of a port. + 0 - Id of a new node. + 3 - Id of the parent node. + 0 - Priority of a node. + 30 - WRR weight. + 1 - Id of a level. Since this is a leaf node 1 is passed. + -1 - Id of a shaper. -1 indicates that shaper is not attached. + 0 - Congestion management is not supported. + 0 - Congestion management is not supported. + 1 - Enable statistics counter for number of transmitted packets. + 0 - Number of shared shapers. + +6. Add leaf node for tx queue 1: + + .. code-block:: console + + testpmd> add port tm leaf node 0 1 3 0 60 1 -1 0 0 1 0 + + Parameters have following meaning:: + + 0 - Id of a port. + 1 - Id of a new node. + 3 - Id of the parent node. + 0 - Priority of a node. + 60 - WRR weight. + 1 - Id of a level. Since this is a leaf node 1 is passed. + -1 - Id of a shaper. -1 indicates that shaper is not attached. + 0 - Congestion management is not supported. + 0 - Congestion management is not supported. + 1 - Enable statistics counter for number of transmitted packets. + 0 - Number of shared shapers. + +7. Add leaf node for tx queue 2: + + .. code-block:: console + + testpmd> add port tm leaf node 0 2 3 0 99 1 -1 0 0 1 0 + + Parameters have following meaning:: + + 0 - Id of a port. + 2 - Id of a new node. + 3 - Id of the parent node. + 0 - Priority of a node. + 99 - WRR weight. + 1 - Id of a level. Since this is a leaf node 1 is passed. + -1 - Id of a shaper. -1 indicates that shaper is not attached. + 0 - Congestion management is not supported. + 0 - Congestion management is not supported. + 1 - Enable statistics counter for number of transmitted packets. + 0 - Number of shared shapers. + +8. Commit hierarchy: + + .. code-block:: console + + testpmd> port tm hierarchy commit 0 no + + Parameters have following meaning:: + + 0 - Id of a port. + no - Do not flush TM hierarchy if commit fails. + +9. Start all ports + + .. code-block:: console + + testpmd> port start all + + + +10. Enable forwarding + + .. code-block:: console + + testpmd> start |