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author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2023-07-04 01:38:26 +0300 |
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committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2023-07-04 01:38:26 +0300 |
commit | a8d70602b186f3c347e62c59a418be802b71886d (patch) | |
tree | 48bf9b05703ff824a4dddfaaa773687c9fe6fd05 /Documentation/networking | |
parent | e8069f5a8e3bdb5fdeeff895780529388592ee7a (diff) | |
parent | 9e396a2f434f829fb3b98a24bb8db5429320589d (diff) | |
download | linux-a8d70602b186f3c347e62c59a418be802b71886d.tar.xz |
Merge tag 'for_linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mst/vhost
Pull virtio updates from Michael Tsirkin:
- resume support in vdpa/solidrun
- structure size optimizations in virtio_pci
- new pds_vdpa driver
- immediate initialization mechanism for vdpa/ifcvf
- interrupt bypass for vdpa/mlx5
- multiple worker support for vhost
- viirtio net in Intel F2000X-PL support for vdpa/ifcvf
- fixes, cleanups all over the place
* tag 'for_linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mst/vhost: (48 commits)
vhost: Make parameter name match of vhost_get_vq_desc()
vduse: fix NULL pointer dereference
vhost: Allow worker switching while work is queueing
vhost_scsi: add support for worker ioctls
vhost: allow userspace to create workers
vhost: replace single worker pointer with xarray
vhost: add helper to parse userspace vring state/file
vhost: remove vhost_work_queue
vhost_scsi: flush IO vqs then send TMF rsp
vhost_scsi: convert to vhost_vq_work_queue
vhost_scsi: make SCSI cmd completion per vq
vhost_sock: convert to vhost_vq_work_queue
vhost: convert poll work to be vq based
vhost: take worker or vq for flushing
vhost: take worker or vq instead of dev for queueing
vhost, vhost_net: add helper to check if vq has work
vhost: add vhost_worker pointer to vhost_virtqueue
vhost: dynamically allocate vhost_worker
vhost: create worker at end of vhost_dev_set_owner
virtio_bt: call scheduler when we free unused buffs
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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/networking')
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/device_drivers/ethernet/amd/pds_vdpa.rst | 85 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/device_drivers/ethernet/index.rst | 1 |
2 files changed, 86 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/device_drivers/ethernet/amd/pds_vdpa.rst b/Documentation/networking/device_drivers/ethernet/amd/pds_vdpa.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..587927d3de92 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/networking/device_drivers/ethernet/amd/pds_vdpa.rst @@ -0,0 +1,85 @@ +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+ +.. note: can be edited and viewed with /usr/bin/formiko-vim + +========================================================== +PCI vDPA driver for the AMD/Pensando(R) DSC adapter family +========================================================== + +AMD/Pensando vDPA VF Device Driver + +Copyright(c) 2023 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc + +Overview +======== + +The ``pds_vdpa`` driver is an auxiliary bus driver that supplies +a vDPA device for use by the virtio network stack. It is used with +the Pensando Virtual Function devices that offer vDPA and virtio queue +services. It depends on the ``pds_core`` driver and hardware for the PF +and VF PCI handling as well as for device configuration services. + +Using the device +================ + +The ``pds_vdpa`` device is enabled via multiple configuration steps and +depends on the ``pds_core`` driver to create and enable SR-IOV Virtual +Function devices. After the VFs are enabled, we enable the vDPA service +in the ``pds_core`` device to create the auxiliary devices used by pds_vdpa. + +Example steps: + +.. code-block:: bash + + #!/bin/bash + + modprobe pds_core + modprobe vdpa + modprobe pds_vdpa + + PF_BDF=`ls /sys/module/pds_core/drivers/pci\:pds_core/*/sriov_numvfs | awk -F / '{print $7}'` + + # Enable vDPA VF auxiliary device(s) in the PF + devlink dev param set pci/$PF_BDF name enable_vnet cmode runtime value true + + # Create a VF for vDPA use + echo 1 > /sys/bus/pci/drivers/pds_core/$PF_BDF/sriov_numvfs + + # Find the vDPA services/devices available + PDS_VDPA_MGMT=`vdpa mgmtdev show | grep vDPA | head -1 | cut -d: -f1` + + # Create a vDPA device for use in virtio network configurations + vdpa dev add name vdpa1 mgmtdev $PDS_VDPA_MGMT mac 00:11:22:33:44:55 + + # Set up an ethernet interface on the vdpa device + modprobe virtio_vdpa + + + +Enabling the driver +=================== + +The driver is enabled via the standard kernel configuration system, +using the make command:: + + make oldconfig/menuconfig/etc. + +The driver is located in the menu structure at: + + -> Device Drivers + -> Network device support (NETDEVICES [=y]) + -> Ethernet driver support + -> Pensando devices + -> Pensando Ethernet PDS_VDPA Support + +Support +======= + +For general Linux networking support, please use the netdev mailing +list, which is monitored by Pensando personnel:: + + netdev@vger.kernel.org + +For more specific support needs, please use the Pensando driver support +email:: + + drivers@pensando.io diff --git a/Documentation/networking/device_drivers/ethernet/index.rst b/Documentation/networking/device_drivers/ethernet/index.rst index 417ca514a4d0..94ecb67c0885 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/device_drivers/ethernet/index.rst +++ b/Documentation/networking/device_drivers/ethernet/index.rst @@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ Contents: amazon/ena altera/altera_tse amd/pds_core + amd/pds_vdpa aquantia/atlantic chelsio/cxgb cirrus/cs89x0 |