@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ NVIDIA MLX5 Compress Driver
that are now NVIDIA trademarks.
The mlx5 compress driver library
-(**librte_compress_mlx5**) provides support for **NVIDIA BlueField-2**
-families of 25/50/100/200 Gb/s adapters.
+(**librte_compress_mlx5**) provides support for **NVIDIA BlueField-2**,
+and **NVIDIA BlueField-3** families of 25/50/100/200/400 Gb/s adapters.
Design
------
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ Supported NICs
--------------
* NVIDIA\ |reg| BlueField-2 SmartNIC
+* NVIDIA\ |reg| BlueField-3 SmartNIC
Prerequisites
-------------
@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@ NVIDIA MLX5 Crypto Driver
that are now NVIDIA trademarks.
The MLX5 crypto driver library
-(**librte_crypto_mlx5**) provides support for **NVIDIA ConnectX-6**
-family adapters.
+(**librte_crypto_mlx5**) provides support for **NVIDIA ConnectX-6**,
+**NVIDIA ConnectX-6 Dx**, **NVIDIA ConnectX-7**, **NVIDIA BlueField-2**,
+and **NVIDIA BlueField-3** family adapters.
Overview
--------
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ The mlxreg dedicated tool should be used as follows:
should not be specified.
All the device ports should set it in order to move to operational mode.
- For BlueField-2, the internal ports in the ARM system should also be set.
+ For BlueField-2, BlueField-3 the internal ports in the ARM system should also be set.
- Query CRYPTO_OPERATIONAL register to make sure the device is in Operational
mode.
@@ -148,7 +149,9 @@ Supported NICs
* NVIDIA\ |reg| ConnectX\ |reg|-6 200G MCX654106A-HCAT (2x200G)
* NVIDIA\ |reg| ConnectX\ |reg|-6 Dx
-* NVIDIA\ |reg| BlueField-2 SmartNIC
+* NVIDIA\ |reg| ConnectX\ |reg|-7
+* NVIDIA\ |reg| BlueField\ |reg|-2 SmartNIC
+* NVIDIA\ |reg| BlueField\ |reg|-3 SmartNIC
Limitations
@@ -168,6 +171,7 @@ FW Prerequisites
- xx.31.0328 for ConnectX-6.
- xx.32.0108 for ConnectX-6 Dx and BlueField-2.
+- xx.36.xxxx for ConnectX-7 and BlueField-3.
Linux Prerequisites
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ NVIDIA MLX5 Ethernet Driver
The mlx5 Ethernet poll mode driver library (**librte_net_mlx5**) provides support
for **NVIDIA ConnectX-4**, **NVIDIA ConnectX-4 Lx** , **NVIDIA ConnectX-5**,
**NVIDIA ConnectX-6**, **NVIDIA ConnectX-6 Dx**, **NVIDIA ConnectX-6 Lx**,
-**NVIDIA ConnectX-7**, **NVIDIA BlueField** and **NVIDIA BlueField-2**
-families of 10/25/40/50/100/200 Gb/s adapters
+**NVIDIA ConnectX-7**, **NVIDIA BlueField**, **NVIDIA BlueField-2** and
+**NVIDIA BlueField-3** families of 10/25/40/50/100/200/400 Gb/s adapters
as well as their virtual functions (VF) in SR-IOV context.
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ Limitations
- Flex item:
- - Hardware support: BlueField-2.
+ - Hardware support: **NVIDIA BlueField-2** and **NVIDIA BlueField-3**.
- Flex item is supported on PF only.
- Hardware limits ``header_length_mask_width`` up to 6 bits.
- Firmware supports 8 global sample fields.
@@ -440,7 +440,8 @@ Limitations
- CRC:
- ``RTE_ETH_RX_OFFLOAD_KEEP_CRC`` cannot be supported with decapsulation
- for some NICs (such as ConnectX-6 Dx, ConnectX-6 Lx, and BlueField-2).
+ for some NICs (such as ConnectX-6 Dx, ConnectX-6 Lx, ConnectX-7, BlueField-2,
+ and BlueField-3).
The capability bit ``scatter_fcs_w_decap_disable`` shows NIC support.
- TX mbuf fast free:
@@ -670,9 +671,9 @@ for an additional list of options shared with other mlx5 drivers.
Supported on:
- x86_64 with ConnectX-4, ConnectX-4 Lx, ConnectX-5, ConnectX-6, ConnectX-6 Dx,
- ConnectX-6 Lx, BlueField and BlueField-2.
+ ConnectX-6 Lx, ConnectX-7, BlueField, BlueField-2, and BlueField-3.
- POWER9 and ARMv8 with ConnectX-4 Lx, ConnectX-5, ConnectX-6, ConnectX-6 Dx,
- ConnectX-6 Lx, BlueField and BlueField-2.
+ ConnectX-6 Lx, ConnectX-7 BlueField, BlueField-2, and BlueField-3.
- ``rxq_pkt_pad_en`` parameter [int]
@@ -685,9 +686,9 @@ for an additional list of options shared with other mlx5 drivers.
Supported on:
- x86_64 with ConnectX-4, ConnectX-4 Lx, ConnectX-5, ConnectX-6, ConnectX-6 Dx,
- ConnectX-6 Lx, BlueField and BlueField-2.
+ ConnectX-6 Lx, ConnectX-7, BlueField, BlueField-2, and BlueField-3.
- POWER8 and ARMv8 with ConnectX-4 Lx, ConnectX-5, ConnectX-6, ConnectX-6 Dx,
- ConnectX-6 Lx, BlueField and BlueField-2.
+ ConnectX-6 Lx, ConnectX-7, BlueField, BlueField-2, and BlueField-3.
- ``delay_drop`` parameter [int]
@@ -925,8 +926,8 @@ for an additional list of options shared with other mlx5 drivers.
- ``txq_mpw_en`` parameter [int]
A nonzero value enables Enhanced Multi-Packet Write (eMPW) for ConnectX-5,
- ConnectX-6, ConnectX-6 Dx, ConnectX-6 Lx, BlueField, BlueField-2.
- eMPW allows the Tx burst function to pack up multiple packets
+ ConnectX-6, ConnectX-6 Dx, ConnectX-6 Lx, ConnectX-7, BlueField, BlueField-2
+ BlueField-3. eMPW allows the Tx burst function to pack up multiple packets
in a single descriptor session in order to save PCI bandwidth
and improve performance at the cost of a slightly higher CPU usage.
When ``txq_inline_mpw`` is set along with ``txq_mpw_en``,
@@ -971,7 +972,7 @@ for an additional list of options shared with other mlx5 drivers.
- ``tx_vec_en`` parameter [int]
A nonzero value enables Tx vector on ConnectX-5, ConnectX-6, ConnectX-6 Dx,
- ConnectX-6 Lx, BlueField and BlueField-2 NICs
+ ConnectX-6 Lx, ConnectX-7, BlueField, BlueField-2, and BlueField-3 NICs
if the number of global Tx queues on the port is less than ``txqs_max_vec``.
The parameter is deprecated and ignored.
@@ -1229,6 +1230,7 @@ The following NVIDIA device families are supported by the same mlx5 driver:
- ConnectX-7
- BlueField
- BlueField-2
+ - BlueField-3
Below are detailed device names:
@@ -1259,8 +1261,13 @@ Below are detailed device names:
* NVIDIA\ |reg| ConnectX\ |reg|-6 Dx EN 200G MCX623105AN-VDAT (1x200G)
* NVIDIA\ |reg| ConnectX\ |reg|-6 Lx EN 25G MCX631102AN-ADAT (2x25G)
* NVIDIA\ |reg| ConnectX\ |reg|-7 200G CX713106AE-HEA_QP1_Ax (2x200G)
-* NVIDIA\ |reg| BlueField\ |reg|-2 25G MBF2H332A-AEEOT_A1 (2x25G)
-
+* NVIDIA\ |reg| BlueField\ |reg|-2 25G MBF2H332A-AEEOT_A1 (2x25Gg
+* NVIDIA\ |reg| BlueField\ |reg|-3 200GbE 900-9D3B6-00CV-AA0 (2x200)
+* NVIDIA\ |reg| BlueField\ |reg|-3 200GbE 900-9D3B6-00SV-AA0 (2x200)
+* NVIDIA\ |reg| BlueField\ |reg|-3 400GbE 900-9D3B6-00CN-AB0 (2x400)
+* NVIDIA\ |reg| BlueField\ |reg|-3 100GbE 900-9D3B4-00CC-EA0 (2x100)
+* NVIDIA\ |reg| BlueField\ |reg|-3 100GbE 900-9D3B4-00SC-EA0 (2x100)
+* NVIDIA\ |reg| BlueField\ |reg|-3 400GbE 900-9D3B4-00EN-EA0 (1x100)
Sub-Function
------------
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ NVIDIA MLX5 Common Driver
The mlx5 common driver library (**librte_common_mlx5**) provides support for
**NVIDIA ConnectX-4**, **NVIDIA ConnectX-4 Lx**, **NVIDIA ConnectX-5**,
**NVIDIA ConnectX-6**, **NVIDIA ConnectX-6 Dx**, **NVIDIA ConnectX-6 Lx**,
-**NVIDIA ConnectX-7**, **NVIDIA BlueField**, and **NVIDIA BlueField-2** families of
-10/25/40/50/100/200 Gb/s adapters.
+**NVIDIA ConnectX-7**, **NVIDIA BlueField**, **NVIDIA BlueField-2** and
+**NVIDIA BlueField-3** families of 10/25/40/50/100/200 Gb/s adapters.
Information and documentation for these adapters can be found on the
`NVIDIA website <https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/networking/>`_.
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ The minimal supported versions are:
- ConnectX-7: **28.33.2028** and above.
- BlueField: **18.25.1010** and above.
- BlueField-2: **24.28.1002** and above.
+ - BlueField-3: **32.36.3126** and above.
The firmware, the libraries libibverbs, libmlx5, and mlnx-ofed-kernel modules
are packaged in `NVIDIA MLNX_OFED
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ NVIDIA MLX5 RegEx Driver
that are now NVIDIA trademarks.
The mlx5 RegEx (Regular Expression) driver library
-(**librte_regex_mlx5**) provides support for **NVIDIA BlueField-2**
-families of 25/50/100/200 Gb/s adapters.
+(**librte_regex_mlx5**) provides support for **NVIDIA BlueField-2**,
+and **NVIDIA BlueField-3** families of 25/50/100/200 Gb/s adapters.
Design
------
@@ -43,16 +43,18 @@ Supported NICs
--------------
* NVIDIA\ |reg| BlueField-2 SmartNIC
+* NVIDIA\ |reg| BlueField-3 SmartNIC
Prerequisites
-------------
-- BlueField-2 running NVIDIA supported kernel.
-- Enable the RegEx capabilities using system call from the BlueField-2.
+- BlueField-2 or BlueField-3 running NVIDIA supported kernel.
+- Enable the RegEx capabilities using system call from the BlueField-2 or BlueField-3.
- Official support is not yet released.
Limitations
-----------
-- The firmware version must be greater than XX.31.0364
+- The firmware version must be greater than 24.31.0364 for BlueField-2
+ and 32.36.xxxx for BlueField-3.
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ NVIDIA MLX5 vDPA Driver
The mlx5 vDPA (vhost data path acceleration) driver library
(**librte_vdpa_mlx5**) provides support for **NVIDIA ConnectX-6**,
**NVIDIA ConnectX-6 Dx**, **NVIDIA ConnectX-6 Lx**, **NVIDIA ConnectX7**,
-**NVIDIA BlueField** and **NVIDIA BlueField-2** families of
-10/25/40/50/100/200 Gb/s adapters as well as their virtual functions (VF) in
+**NVIDIA BlueField**, **NVIDIA BlueField-2** and **NVIDIA BlueField-3** families
+of 10/25/40/50/100/200 Gb/s adapters as well as their virtual functions (VF) in
SR-IOV context.
.. note::
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ Supported NICs
* NVIDIA\ |reg| ConnectX\ |reg|-7 200G CX713106AE-HEA_QP1_Ax (2x200G)
* NVIDIA\ |reg| BlueField SmartNIC 25G MBF1M332A-ASCAT (2x25G)
* NVIDIA\ |reg| BlueField |reg|-2 SmartNIC MT41686 - MBF2H332A-AEEOT_A1 (2x25G)
+* NVIDIA\ |reg| BlueField\ |reg|-3 200GbE 900-9D3B6-00CV-AAB_Ax
Prerequisites
-------------