Chelsio Communications Terminator Series Installation And User Manual page 337

Chapter XXIV. DPDK Driver
VF Interfaces
i. Refer Instantiate Virtual Functions
ii. Unload the kernel mode cxgb4vf driver (if loaded)
[root@host~]# rmmod cxgb4vf
iii. The VF can be assigned to a Virtual Machine (VM) or can be used in the Hypervisor (Host).
Execute the following commands on the VM/Host to bind the VF to DPDK environment:
•
UIO support:
[root@host~]# dpdk-devbind.py --bind=igb_uio <VF-PCI-ID>
•
VFIO support:
[root@host~]# dpdk-devbind.py --bind=vfio-pci <VF-PCI-ID>
Important
Binding with VFIO is currently not supported in a VM.
Now, verify using:
[root@host~]# dpdk-devbind.py --status
Example: Binding VF with VFIO support on Hypervisor (Host)
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section and instantiate the required number of VFs.
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