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{ "id": 19556, "url": "http://patches.dpdk.org/api/patches/19556/?format=api", "web_url": "http://patches.dpdk.org/project/dpdk/patch/1484642728-73411-27-git-send-email-wenzhuo.lu@intel.com/", "project": { "id": 1, "url": "http://patches.dpdk.org/api/projects/1/?format=api", "name": "DPDK", "link_name": "dpdk", "list_id": "dev.dpdk.org", "list_email": "dev@dpdk.org", "web_url": "http://core.dpdk.org", "scm_url": "git://dpdk.org/dpdk", "webscm_url": "http://git.dpdk.org/dpdk", "list_archive_url": "https://inbox.dpdk.org/dev", "list_archive_url_format": "https://inbox.dpdk.org/dev/{}", "commit_url_format": "" }, "msgid": "<1484642728-73411-27-git-send-email-wenzhuo.lu@intel.com>", "list_archive_url": "https://inbox.dpdk.org/dev/1484642728-73411-27-git-send-email-wenzhuo.lu@intel.com", "date": "2017-01-17T08:45:28", "name": "[dpdk-dev,v12,26/26] doc: update doc for VFD", "commit_ref": null, "pull_url": null, "state": "accepted", "archived": true, "hash": "1301b3dd562ffe20b6574ec5225a3a0f11e31386", "submitter": { "id": 258, "url": "http://patches.dpdk.org/api/people/258/?format=api", "name": "Wenzhuo Lu", "email": "wenzhuo.lu@intel.com" }, "delegate": { "id": 319, "url": "http://patches.dpdk.org/api/users/319/?format=api", "username": "fyigit", "first_name": "Ferruh", "last_name": "Yigit", "email": "ferruh.yigit@amd.com" }, "mbox": "http://patches.dpdk.org/project/dpdk/patch/1484642728-73411-27-git-send-email-wenzhuo.lu@intel.com/mbox/", "series": [], "comments": "http://patches.dpdk.org/api/patches/19556/comments/", "check": "fail", "checks": "http://patches.dpdk.org/api/patches/19556/checks/", "tags": {}, "related": [], "headers": { "Return-Path": "<dev-bounces@dpdk.org>", "X-Original-To": "patchwork@dpdk.org", "Delivered-To": "patchwork@dpdk.org", "Received": [ "from [92.243.14.124] (localhost [IPv6:::1])\n\tby dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BF734FA4B;\n\tTue, 17 Jan 2017 09:46:50 +0100 (CET)", "from mga06.intel.com (mga06.intel.com [134.134.136.31])\n\tby dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3B5B8558C\n\tfor <dev@dpdk.org>; Tue, 17 Jan 2017 09:46:05 +0100 (CET)", "from fmsmga003.fm.intel.com ([10.253.24.29])\n\tby orsmga104.jf.intel.com with ESMTP; 17 Jan 2017 00:46:04 -0800", "from dpdk26.sh.intel.com ([10.239.128.228])\n\tby FMSMGA003.fm.intel.com with ESMTP; 17 Jan 2017 00:46:03 -0800" ], "X-ExtLoop1": "1", "X-IronPort-AV": "E=Sophos;i=\"5.33,243,1477983600\"; d=\"scan'208\";a=\"809801996\"", "From": "Wenzhuo Lu <wenzhuo.lu@intel.com>", "To": "dev@dpdk.org", "Cc": "Wenzhuo Lu <wenzhuo.lu@intel.com>", "Date": "Tue, 17 Jan 2017 16:45:28 +0800", "Message-Id": "<1484642728-73411-27-git-send-email-wenzhuo.lu@intel.com>", "X-Mailer": "git-send-email 1.9.3", "In-Reply-To": "<1484642728-73411-1-git-send-email-wenzhuo.lu@intel.com>", "References": "<1480637533-37425-1-git-send-email-wenzhuo.lu@intel.com>\n\t<1484642728-73411-1-git-send-email-wenzhuo.lu@intel.com>", "Subject": "[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v12 26/26] doc: update doc for VFD", "X-BeenThere": "dev@dpdk.org", "X-Mailman-Version": "2.1.15", "Precedence": "list", "List-Id": "DPDK patches and discussions <dev.dpdk.org>", "List-Unsubscribe": "<http://dpdk.org/ml/options/dev>,\n\t<mailto:dev-request@dpdk.org?subject=unsubscribe>", "List-Archive": "<http://dpdk.org/ml/archives/dev/>", "List-Post": "<mailto:dev@dpdk.org>", "List-Help": "<mailto:dev-request@dpdk.org?subject=help>", "List-Subscribe": "<http://dpdk.org/ml/listinfo/dev>,\n\t<mailto:dev-request@dpdk.org?subject=subscribe>", "Errors-To": "dev-bounces@dpdk.org", "Sender": "\"dev\" <dev-bounces@dpdk.org>" }, "content": "Update the doc and release note.\n\nSigned-off-by: Wenzhuo Lu <wenzhuo.lu@intel.com>\n---\n doc/guides/contributing/design.rst | 14 ++++++++++++++\n doc/guides/nics/i40e.rst | 1 +\n doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_02.rst | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++\n 3 files changed, 44 insertions(+)", "diff": "diff --git a/doc/guides/contributing/design.rst b/doc/guides/contributing/design.rst\nindex bac3d1b..88d3a43 100644\n--- a/doc/guides/contributing/design.rst\n+++ b/doc/guides/contributing/design.rst\n@@ -158,3 +158,17 @@ cache bandwidth, memory bandwidth, etc) that depends on:\n branches are usually required. When processing a burst of packets that have been\n validated for header integrity, counting the number of bits set in a bitmask\n might be needed.\n+\n+PF and VF Considerations\n+------------------------\n+\n+The primary goal of DPDK is to provide a userspace dataplane. Managing VFs from\n+a PF driver is a control plane feature and developers should generally rely on\n+the Linux Kernel for that.\n+\n+Developers should work with the Linux Kernel community to get the required\n+functionality upstream. PF functionality should only be added to DPDK for\n+testing and prototyping purposes while the kernel work is ongoing. It should\n+also be marked with an \"EXPERIMENTAL\" tag. If the functionality isn't\n+upstreamable then a case can be made to maintain the PF functionality in DPDK\n+without the EXPERIMENTAL tag.\ndiff --git a/doc/guides/nics/i40e.rst b/doc/guides/nics/i40e.rst\nindex 0cc9268..1245ecf 100644\n--- a/doc/guides/nics/i40e.rst\n+++ b/doc/guides/nics/i40e.rst\n@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ Features of the I40E PMD are:\n - SR-IOV VF\n - Hot plug\n - IEEE1588/802.1AS timestamping\n+- VF Daemon (VFD) - EXPERIMENTAL\n \n \n Prerequisites\ndiff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_02.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_02.rst\nindex aa90e59..f7e9f86 100644\n--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_02.rst\n+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_02.rst\n@@ -71,6 +71,35 @@ New Features\n Support for Mellanox ConnectX-5 family of 10/25/40/50/100 Gbps adapters\n has been added to the existing mlx5 PMD.\n \n+* **Added VF Daemon (VFD) on i40e. - EXPERIMENTAL**\n+\n+ This's an EXPERIMENTAL feature to enhance the capability of DPDK PF as many\n+ VF management features are not supported by kernel PF driver.\n+ Some new private APIs are implemented in PMD without abstrction layer.\n+ They can be used directly by some users who have the need.\n+\n+ The new APIs to control VFs directly from PF include,\n+ 1) set VF MAC anti-spoofing\n+ 2) set VF VLAN anti-spoofing\n+ 3) set TX loopback\n+ 4) set VF unicast promiscuous mode\n+ 5) set VF multicast promiscuous mode\n+ 6) set VF MTU\n+ 7) get/reset VF stats\n+ 8) set VF MAC address\n+ 9) set VF VLAN stripping\n+ 10) VF VLAN insertion\n+ 12) set VF broadcast mode\n+ 13) set VF VLAN tag\n+ 14) set VF VLAN filter\n+ VFD also includes VF to PF mailbox message management by APP.\n+ When PF receives mailbox messages from VF, PF should call the callback\n+ provided by APP to know if they're permitted to be processed.\n+\n+ As an EXPERIMENTAL feature, please aware it can be changed or even\n+ removed without prior notice.\n+\n+\n Resolved Issues\n ---------------\n \n", "prefixes": [ "dpdk-dev", "v12", "26/26" ] }