[dpdk-dev] Errors Rx count increasing while pktgen doing nothing on Intel 82598EB 10G

[Laurent GUERBY]

On Wed, 2016-01-27 at 15:50 +0900, Moon-Sang Lee wrote:
> 
> 
> Laurent, have you resolved this problem?
> I'm using the same NIC as yours (i.e. Intel 82598EB 10G NIC) and faced
> the same problem as you.
> Here is parts of my log and it says that PMD cannot enable RX queue
> for my NIC.
> I'm using DPDK 2.2.0 and used 'null' for the 4th parameter in calling
> rte_eth_rx_queue_setup().
> (i.e. 'null' parameter provides the default rx_conf value.)

Hi,

I had to reuse my DPDK machines for another task,
I will go back to it after FOSDEM.

The error you get is the same as mine.

Sincerely,

Laurent

> 
> Thanks. 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> APP: initialising port 0 ...
> PMD: ixgbe_dev_rx_queue_setup(): sw_ring=0x7f5f27258040
> sw_sc_ring=0x7f5f27257b00 hw_ring=0x7f5f27258580 dma_addr=0x41f458580
> PMD: ixgbe_dev_tx_queue_setup(): sw_ring=0x7f5f27245940
> hw_ring=0x7f5f27247980 dma_addr=0x41f447980
> PMD: ixgbe_set_tx_function(): Using simple tx code path
> PMD: ixgbe_set_tx_function(): Vector tx enabled.
> PMD: ixgbe_dev_tx_queue_setup(): sw_ring=0x7f5f272337c0
> hw_ring=0x7f5f27235800 dma_addr=0x41f435800
> PMD: ixgbe_set_tx_function(): Using simple tx code path
> PMD: ixgbe_set_tx_function(): Vector tx enabled.
> PMD: ixgbe_set_rx_function(): Vector rx enabled, please make sure RX
> burst size no less than 4 (port=0).
> PMD: ixgbe_dev_rx_queue_start(): Could not enable Rx Queue 0
> APP: port 0 has started
> APP: port 0 has entered in promiscuous mode
> APP: port 0 initialization is done.
> KNI: pci: 09:00:00 8086:10c7
> APP: kni allocation is done for port 0.
> APP: initialising port 1 ...
> PMD: ixgbe_dev_rx_queue_setup(): sw_ring=0x7f5f27222dc0
> sw_sc_ring=0x7f5f27222880 hw_ring=0x7f5f27223300 dma_addr=0x41f423300
> PMD: ixgbe_dev_tx_queue_setup(): sw_ring=0x7f5f272106c0
> hw_ring=0x7f5f27212700 dma_addr=0x41f412700
> PMD: ixgbe_set_tx_function(): Using simple tx code path
> PMD: ixgbe_set_tx_function(): Vector tx enabled.
> PMD: ixgbe_dev_tx_queue_setup(): sw_ring=0x7f5f271fe540
> hw_ring=0x7f5f27200580 dma_addr=0x41f400580
> PMD: ixgbe_set_tx_function(): Using simple tx code path
> PMD: ixgbe_set_tx_function(): Vector tx enabled.
> PMD: ixgbe_set_rx_function(): Vector rx enabled, please make sure RX
> burst size no less than 4 (port=1).
> PMD: ixgbe_dev_rx_queue_start(): Could not enable Rx Queue 0
> APP: port 1 has started
> APP: port 1 has entered in promiscuous mode
> APP: port 1 initialization is done.
> KNI: pci: 0a:00:00 8086:10c7
> APP: kni allocation is done for port 1.
> 
> 
> checking link status
> .done
> Port 0 Link Up - speed 10000 Mbps - full-duplex
> Port 1 Link Up - speed 10000 Mbps - full-duplex
> 
> 
> 
> On Mon, Dec 28, 2015 at 5:28 AM, Wiles, Keith <keith.wiles at intel.com>
> wrote:
>         On 12/27/15, 2:09 PM, "Laurent GUERBY" <laurent at guerby.net>
>         wrote:
>         
>         >On Sun, 2015-12-27 at 19:43 +0000, Wiles, Keith wrote:
>         >> On 12/27/15, 12:31 PM, "dev on behalf of Laurent GUERBY"
>         <dev-bounces at dpdk.org on behalf of laurent at guerby.net> wrote:
>         >>
>         >> >Hi,
>         >> >
>         >> >I reported today an issue when using Pktgen-DPDK:
>         >> >https://github.com/pktgen/Pktgen-DPDK/issues/52
>         >> >
>         >> >But I think it's more in DPDK than pktgen
>         >> >
>         >> >two identical machines with SFP+ DA cable between them
>         >> >DPDK 2.2.0 from tarball
>         >> >Pktgen-DPDK from git
>         >> >two identical machines:
>         >> >core i7 2600 (sandy bridge 4C/8T), HT disabled in the BIOS
>         >> >ASUS P8H67-M PRO BIOS 3904 (latest available)
>         >> >Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82598EB 10-Gigabit
>         AF Dual Port
>         >> >Network Connection (rev 01)
>         >> >01:00.0 0200: 8086:10f1 (rev 01)
>         >> >    Subsystem: 8086:a21f
>         >> >boot kernel 3.16 unbutu 14.04 with isolcpus=2,3,4
>         >> >
>         >> >When launching pktgen even with no TX asked the Errors RX
>         counters keeps
>         >> >going up by about 7.4 millions per second:
>         >> >
>         >> >Errors Rx/Tx : 7471857054/0
>         >> >
>         >> >In the log I get "Could not enable Rx Queue", might be the
>         >> >source of the issue?
>         >> >
>         >> >PMD: ixgbe_dev_rx_queue_start(): Could not enable Rx Queue
>         0
>         >> >PMD: ixgbe_dev_rx_queue_start(): Could not enable Rx Queue
>         1
>         >> >
>         >> >When sending traffic  single UDP src/dst/IP/MAC the setup
>         >> >reaches 14204188 pps 64 bytes, the error counter is also
>         >> >increasing.
>         >> >
>         >> >Any idea what to look for?
>         >>
>         >> One more suggestion is to run test_pmd on one machine and
>         something
>         >> like iperf on the other to verify the DPDK is working
>         correct, which I
>         >> assume will be true. Not sure the RX errors are reported in
>         the
>         >> test_pmd or you could use the l3fwd application too.
>         >
>         >Ok, I will check the test_pmd documentation and try to do
>         this test: I'm
>         >just starting on DPDK :).
>         >
>         >> Please also send me the 'lspci | grep Ethernet’ output.
>         >
>         >I included one line in my original email above (plus extract
>         of lspci
>         >-vn), here is the full output of the command:
>         >
>         >01:00.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82598EB
>         10-Gigabit AF
>         >Dual Port Network Connection (rev 01)
>         >01:00.1 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82598EB
>         10-Gigabit AF
>         >Dual Port Network Connection (rev 01)
>         >05:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
>         >RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller
>         (rev 06)
>         >
>         >(The realtek is used only for internet connectivity).
>         >
>         >> Also send me the command line.
>         >
>         >On the first machine t1 :
>         >root at t1:~/pktgen-dpdk# ./app/app/x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc/pktgen \
>         >-c e -n 1 --proc-type auto -- -m '[2:3].1' -P -f t1-t3.pkt -N
>         >
>         >And on the other machine t3:
>         >root at t3:~/pktgen-dpdk# ./app/app/x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc/pktgen \
>         >-c e -n 1 --proc-type auto -- -m '[2:3].1' -P -f t3-t1.pkt -N
>         
>         
>         You need to always start with port numbering for Pktgen with
>         zero.
>         
>         Change the [2:3].1 to [2:3].0 the reason is you removed one of
>         the two ports and Pktgen starts port counting from zero for
>         the first available port :-)
>         
>         Sorry, I did not spot that sooner.
>         >
>         >The two "-f" pkt files are attached to this email, I do
>         "start 1"
>         >manually at the pktgen prompt.
>         >
>         >Thanks for your time,
>         >
>         >Sincerely,
>         >
>         >Laurent
>         >
>         >
>         >> >
>         >> >Laurent
>         >> >
>         >> >
>         >>
>         >>
>         >> Regards,
>         >> Keith
>         >>
>         >>
>         >>
>         >>
>         >
>         >
>         
>         
>         Regards,
>         Keith
>         
>         
>         
>         
> 
> 
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> Moon-Sang Lee, SW Engineer
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