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[dpdk-dev,v1] doc: update tap with systems supported flows

Message ID 1518101654-16477-1-git-send-email-ophirmu@mellanox.com (mailing list archive)
State Accepted, archived
Delegated to: Ferruh Yigit
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Ophir Munk Feb. 8, 2018, 2:54 p.m. UTC 
  Signed-off-by: Ophir Munk <ophirmu@mellanox.com>
---
 doc/guides/nics/tap.rst | 22 +++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

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Pascal Mazon Feb. 8, 2018, 3:07 p.m. UTC | #1 
Acked-by: Pascal Mazon <pascal.mazon@6wind.com>

On 08/02/2018 15:54, Ophir Munk wrote:
> Signed-off-by: Ophir Munk <ophirmu@mellanox.com>
> ---
>  doc/guides/nics/tap.rst | 22 +++++++++++++++++++++-
>  1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/tap.rst b/doc/guides/nics/tap.rst
> index b69ee67..ea61be3 100644
> --- a/doc/guides/nics/tap.rst
> +++ b/doc/guides/nics/tap.rst
> @@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ Supported actions:
>  - DROP
>  - QUEUE
>  - PASSTHRU
> -- RSS
> +- RSS (requires kernel 4.9)
>  
>  It is generally not possible to provide a "last" item. However, if the "last"
>  item, once masked, is identical to the masked spec, then it is supported.
> @@ -241,3 +241,23 @@ Please refer to ``iproute2`` package file ``lib/bpf.c`` function
>  An example utility for eBPF instruction generation in the format of C arrays will
>  be added in next releases
>  
> +Systems supporting flow API
> +---------------------------
> +
> +- "tc flower" classifier requires linux kernel above 4.2
> +- eBPF/RSS requires linux kernel above 4.9
> +
> ++--------------------+-----------------------+
> +| RH7.3              | No flow rule support  |
> ++--------------------+-----------------------+
> +| RH7.4              | No RSS action support |
> ++--------------------+-----------------------+
> +| RH7.5              | No RSS action support |
> ++--------------------+-----------------------+
> +| SLES 15,           | No limitation         |
> +| kernel 4.12        |                       |
> ++--------------------+-----------------------+
> +| Azure Ubuntu 16.04,| No limitation         |
> +| kernel 4.13        |                       |
> ++--------------------+-----------------------+
> +
John McNamara Feb. 8, 2018, 5:59 p.m. UTC | #2 
> -----Original Message-----

> From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces@dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Pascal Mazon

> Sent: Thursday, February 8, 2018 3:08 PM

> To: Ophir Munk <ophirmu@mellanox.com>; dev@dpdk.org

> Cc: Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>; Olga Shern <olgas@mellanox.com>

> Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1] doc: update tap with systems supported

> flows


Acked-by: John McNamara <john.mcnamara@intel.com>
Ferruh Yigit Feb. 8, 2018, 6:07 p.m. UTC | #3 
On 2/8/2018 3:07 PM, Pascal Mazon wrote:

> On 08/02/2018 15:54, Ophir Munk wrote:
>> Signed-off-by: Ophir Munk <ophirmu@mellanox.com>
>
> Acked-by: Pascal Mazon <pascal.mazon@6wind.com>

Acked-by: John McNamara <john.mcnamara@intel.com>

Applied to dpdk-next-net/master, thanks.
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diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/tap.rst b/doc/guides/nics/tap.rst
index b69ee67..ea61be3 100644
--- a/doc/guides/nics/tap.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/nics/tap.rst
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@  Supported actions:
 - DROP
 - QUEUE
 - PASSTHRU
-- RSS
+- RSS (requires kernel 4.9)
 
 It is generally not possible to provide a "last" item. However, if the "last"
 item, once masked, is identical to the masked spec, then it is supported.
@@ -241,3 +241,23 @@  Please refer to ``iproute2`` package file ``lib/bpf.c`` function
 An example utility for eBPF instruction generation in the format of C arrays will
 be added in next releases
 
+Systems supporting flow API
+---------------------------
+
+- "tc flower" classifier requires linux kernel above 4.2
+- eBPF/RSS requires linux kernel above 4.9
+
++--------------------+-----------------------+
+| RH7.3              | No flow rule support  |
++--------------------+-----------------------+
+| RH7.4              | No RSS action support |
++--------------------+-----------------------+
+| RH7.5              | No RSS action support |
++--------------------+-----------------------+
+| SLES 15,           | No limitation         |
+| kernel 4.12        |                       |
++--------------------+-----------------------+
+| Azure Ubuntu 16.04,| No limitation         |
+| kernel 4.13        |                       |
++--------------------+-----------------------+
+