[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2] doc: Clarify IOMMU usage with "uio_pci_generic" kernel module
tone.zhang
tone.zhang at arm.com
Wed Sep 5 06:39:42 CEST 2018
If the devices used for DPDK are bound to the "uio_pci_generic" kernel
module, the IOMMU should be disabled in order not to break the IO transmission
because of the virtual / physical address mapping.
The patch clarifies the IOMMU configurations on both x86_64 and arm64
systems.
Signed-off-by: tone.zhang <tone.zhang at arm.com>
---
doc/guides/linux_gsg/linux_drivers.rst | 7 +++++++
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
diff --git a/doc/guides/linux_gsg/linux_drivers.rst b/doc/guides/linux_gsg/linux_drivers.rst
index 371a817..b46fc6a 100644
--- a/doc/guides/linux_gsg/linux_drivers.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/linux_gsg/linux_drivers.rst
@@ -48,6 +48,13 @@ be loaded as shown below:
``vfio-pci`` kernel module rather than ``igb_uio`` or ``uio_pci_generic``.
For more details see :ref:`linux_gsg_binding_kernel` below.
+.. note::
+
+ If the devices used for DPDK are bound to the ``uio_pci_generic`` kernel module,
+ please make sure that the IOMMU is disabled. One can add ``intel_iommu=off`` or
+ ``intel_iommu=pt`` or ``amd_iommu=off`` in GRUB command line on x86_64 systems,
+ or add ``iommu.passthrough=1`` on arm64 system.
+
Since DPDK release 1.7 onward provides VFIO support, use of UIO is optional
for platforms that support using VFIO.
--
2.7.4
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