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1..  SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
2    Copyright(c) 2018 Marvell International Ltd.
3    Copyright(c) 2018 Semihalf.
4    All rights reserved.
5
6MVNETA Poll Mode Driver
7=======================
8
9The MVNETA PMD (**librte_net_mvneta**) provides poll mode driver support
10for the Marvell NETA 1/2.5 Gbps adapter.
11
12Detailed information about SoCs that use PPv2 can be obtained here:
13
14* https://www.marvell.com/embedded-processors/armada-3700/
15
16
17Features
18--------
19
20Features of the MVNETA PMD are:
21
22- Start/stop
23- tx/rx_queue_setup
24- tx/rx_burst
25- Speed capabilities
26- Jumbo frame
27- MTU update
28- Promiscuous mode
29- Unicast MAC filter
30- Link status
31- CRC offload
32- L3 checksum offload
33- L4 checksum offload
34- Packet type parsing
35- Basic stats
36
37
38Limitations
39-----------
40
41- Flushing vlans added for filtering is not possible due to MUSDK missing
42  functionality. Current workaround is to reset board so that NETA has a
43  chance to start in a sane state.
44
45Prerequisites
46-------------
47
48- Custom Linux Kernel sources
49
50  .. code-block:: console
51
52     git clone https://github.com/MarvellEmbeddedProcessors/linux-marvell.git -b linux-4.4.120-armada-18.09
53
54
55- MUSDK (Marvell User-Space SDK) sources
56
57  .. code-block:: console
58
59     git clone https://github.com/MarvellEmbeddedProcessors/musdk-marvell.git -b musdk-armada-18.09
60
61  MUSDK is a light-weight library that provides direct access to Marvell's
62  NETA. Alternatively prebuilt MUSDK library can be
63  requested from `Marvell Extranet <https://extranet.marvell.com>`_. Once
64  approval has been granted, library can be found by typing ``musdk`` in
65  the search box.
66
67  MUSDK must be configured with the following features:
68
69  .. code-block:: console
70
71     --enable-pp2=no --enable-neta
72
73- DPDK environment
74
75  Follow the DPDK :ref:`Getting Started Guide for Linux <linux_gsg>` to setup
76  DPDK environment.
77
78
79Runtime options
80---------------
81
82The following ``devargs`` options can be enabled at runtime. They must
83be passed as part of EAL arguments.
84
85- ``iface`` (mandatory, with no default value)
86
87  The name of port (owned by MUSDK) that should be enabled in DPDK.
88  This options can be repeated resulting in a list of ports to be
89  enabled.  For instance below will enable ``eth0`` and ``eth1`` ports.
90
91.. code-block:: console
92
93   ./dpdk-testpmd --vdev=net_mvneta,iface=eth0,iface=eth1 \
94    -c 3 -- -i --p 3 -a
95
96
97Building DPDK
98-------------
99
100Driver needs precompiled MUSDK library during compilation.
101
102.. code-block:: console
103
104   export CROSS_COMPILE=<toolchain>/bin/aarch64-linux-gnu-
105   ./bootstrap
106   ./configure --host=aarch64-linux-gnu --enable-pp2=no --enable-neta
107   make install
108
109MUSDK will be installed to `usr/local` under current directory.
110For the detailed build instructions please consult ``doc/musdk_get_started.txt``.
111
112The path to the MUSDK installation directory needs to set in meson, shown in the
113following command:
114
115.. code-block:: console
116
117   meson -Dlib_musdk_dir=/path/to/musdk build ninja -C build
118
119
120Usage Example
121-------------
122
123MVNETA PMD requires extra out of tree kernel modules to function properly.
124`musdk_uio` and `mv_neta_uio` sources are part of the MUSDK. Please consult
125``doc/musdk_get_started.txt`` for the detailed build instructions.
126
127.. code-block:: console
128
129   insmod musdk_uio.ko
130   insmod mv_neta_uio.ko
131
132Additionally interfaces used by DPDK application need to be put up:
133
134.. code-block:: console
135
136   ip link set eth0 up
137   ip link set eth1 up
138
139In order to run testpmd example application following command can be used:
140
141.. code-block:: console
142
143   ./dpdk-testpmd --vdev=net_mvneta,iface=eth0,iface=eth1 -c 3 -- \
144     -i --p 3 -a --txd 256 --rxd 128 --rxq=1 --txq=1  --nb-cores=1
145
146
147In order to run l2fwd example application following command can be used:
148
149.. code-block:: console
150
151   ./dpdk-l2fwd --vdev=net_mvneta,iface=eth0,iface=eth1 -c 3 -- -T 1 -p 3
152