Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2012 23:40:07 +0200 From: Sami Halabi <sodynet1@gmail.com> To: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?R=E9mi_Pauchet?= <remi.pauchet@netasq.com> Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org, Jack Vogel <jfvogel@gmail.com> Subject: Re: ixgbe and ixgbevf drivers are not working in virtualization environment Message-ID: <CAEW%2Bogar66m6FW4_Wv36bEGkUT2M8FOHh%2BtyxojCH_RFg3iY1w@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <70DCE61F-E1B9-445F-A3F6-BC90646FA2AE@netasq.com> References: <792D5931-19E7-4239-A3E8-5D2BC90F03FD@netasq.com> <CAFOYbcmYn_44dMc0OiTqWpvQvas1biY0AUJvxqZ_%2Bn1ZApEn4g@mail.gmail.com> <B0DB1464-D65E-4856-99DD-2C688D3CC731@netasq.com> <C6A18AC9-A87D-4134-BF41-FA0452A076E4@netasq.com> <70DCE61F-E1B9-445F-A3F6-BC90646FA2AE@netasq.com>
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Hi, did you try explicit "ifconfig ix0 up" instead of rebooting? Sami On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 4:29 PM, R=E9mi Pauchet <remi.pauchet@netasq.com>wr= ote: > more informations about the SR-IOV issue. > > The problem is that the link is not updated in the virtual machine (VF > driver). > > ie: I start the VM with my fiber unplugged, the vf link is "no carrier". > I plug the fiber, the link stays in state "no carrier". > If I reboot the vm, I get the active link. > I reproduce the issue with esxi 5.1 and xenserver 6 > > > On other hand, I still haven't managed to get an active link with VMWare > DirectPath. > > Regards, > R=E9mi > > > Le 17 oct. 2012 =E0 09:42, R=E9mi Pauchet a =E9crit : > > > Hi > > > > My interface is configured, UP and running and I still can't get a link > > > > Can you help me with this issue ? > > > > Regards, > > R=E9mi > > > > > > Le 12 oct. 2012 =E0 09:38, R=E9mi Pauchet a =E9crit : > > > >> Hi, > >> > >> Unfortunately not: > >> > >> ix0: flags=3D8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> metric 0 mtu > 1500 > >> > options=3D401bb<RXCSUM,TXCSUM,VLAN_MTU,VLAN_HWTAGGING,JUMBO_MTU,VLAN_HWC= SUM,TSO4,VLAN_HWTSO> > >> ether 00:e0:ed:1c:99:4e > >> inet 172.16.255.254 netmask 0xffff0000 broadcast 172.16.255.255 > >> inet6 fe80::2e0:edff:fe1c:994e%ix0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x2 > >> nd6 options=3D29<PERFORMNUD,IFDISABLED,AUTO_LINKLOCAL> > >> media: Ethernet autoselect > >> status: no carrier > >> ix1: flags=3D8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> metric 0 mtu > 1500 > >> > options=3D401bb<RXCSUM,TXCSUM,VLAN_MTU,VLAN_HWTAGGING,JUMBO_MTU,VLAN_HWC= SUM,TSO4,VLAN_HWTSO> > >> ether 00:e0:ed:1c:99:4f > >> inet 172.17.255.254 netmask 0xffff0000 broadcast 172.17.255.255 > >> inet6 fe80::2e0:edff:fe1c:994f%ix1 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x3 > >> nd6 options=3D29<PERFORMNUD,IFDISABLED,AUTO_LINKLOCAL> > >> media: Ethernet autoselect > >> status: no carrier > >> > >> Regards, > >> R=E9mi > >> > >> Le 11 oct. 2012 =E0 18:25, Jack Vogel a =E9crit : > >> > >>> The ixgbe device will not get link until you have run init, so assign > it an address or just do an ifconfig up. > >>> > >>> I have never used the driver using a passthru type setup but I believ= e > its been done successfully if > >>> memory serves. > >>> > >>> Jack > >>> > >>> > >>> On Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 8:39 AM, R=E9mi Pauchet <remi.pauchet@netasq.= com> > wrote: > >>> Hi, > >>> > >>> I'm trying to use the ixgbe (10Gb) driver in a FreeBSD virtual machin= e > on an esxi 5 using DirectPath (PCI Passthrough) and the card is detected, > but I can't get a link (status: no carrier) > >>> > >>> ix0: <Intel(R) PRO/10GbE PCI-Express Network Driver, Version - 2.3.11= > > mem 0xd2420000-0xd243ffff,0xd2400000-0xd2403fff irq 18 at device 0.0 on p= ci3 > >>> > >>> ix0: flags=3D8802<BROADCAST,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> metric 0 mtu 1500 > >>> > options=3D401bb<RXCSUM,TXCSUM,VLAN_MTU,VLAN_HWTAGGING,JUMBO_MTU,VLAN_HWCS= UM,TSO4,VLAN_HWTSO> > >>> ether 00:e0:ed:1c:99:4e > >>> nd6 options=3D29<PERFORMNUD,IFDISABLED,AUTO_LINKLOCAL> > >>> media: Ethernet autoselect > >>> status: no carrier > >>> > >>> I have also tested with XenServer 6, using SR-IOV (ixgbevf driver) > with the same result: the driver is loading, but no link detected. > >>> > >>> In both case (VMWare DirectPath and XenServer SR-IOV), I tested Linux > with success. > >>> > >>> > >>> The card is an Intel 82599EB, the motherboard is an Intel X58 > (supermicro X8ST3) with a Xeon W3680 and I've tested FreeBSD 8.3 and 9.0 > >>> > >>> I've found a forum thread with the same issue: > http://forums.freebsd.org/showthread.php?t=3D29855 and no answer :) > >>> > >>> > >>> Please find in attachment the dmesg (boot -v) with the ix driver > compiled with DEBUG flags using vmware. > >>> > >>> > >>> Can anyone provide feedback about this issue ? > >>> > >>> Regards, > >>> R=E9mi Pauchet > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > > > > --=20 Sami Halabi Information Systems Engineer NMS Projects Expert FreeBSD SysAdmin Expert
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