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From: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
To: dev@dpdk.org
Cc: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 9/9] doc: update KNI documentation
Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2019 09:47:14 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20190624164714.6560-10-stephen@networkplumber.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20190624164714.6560-1-stephen@networkplumber.org>

Update KNI documentation to reflect current ethtool support.

Replace references to out dated tools (ifconfig) with
modern iproute2.  Tshark is a better replacement for tcpdump.

Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
---
 .../prog_guide/kernel_nic_interface.rst       |  9 +++----
 .../sample_app_ug/kernel_nic_interface.rst    | 24 ++++++++++++-------
 2 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/guides/prog_guide/kernel_nic_interface.rst b/doc/guides/prog_guide/kernel_nic_interface.rst
index daf87f4a8edf..5afd05c0a745 100644
--- a/doc/guides/prog_guide/kernel_nic_interface.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/prog_guide/kernel_nic_interface.rst
@@ -290,7 +290,8 @@ It then puts the mbuf back in the cache.
 Ethtool
 -------
 
-Ethtool is a Linux-specific tool with corresponding support in the kernel
-where each net device must register its own callbacks for the supported operations.
-The current implementation uses the igb/ixgbe modified Linux drivers for ethtool support.
-Ethtool is not supported in i40e and VMs (VF or EM devices).
+Ethtool is a Linux-specific tool with corresponding support in the kernel.
+The current version of kni provides minimal ethtool functionality
+including querying version and link state. It does not support link
+control, statistics, or dumping device registers.
+
diff --git a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/kernel_nic_interface.rst b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/kernel_nic_interface.rst
index a7e549d5213a..aac4ebd8d4ff 100644
--- a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/kernel_nic_interface.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/kernel_nic_interface.rst
@@ -21,14 +21,14 @@ The FIFO queues contain pointers to data packets in the DPDK. This:
 
 *   Provides a faster mechanism to interface with the kernel net stack and eliminates system calls
 
-*   Facilitates the DPDK using standard Linux* userspace net tools (tcpdump, ftp, and so on)
+*   Facilitates the DPDK using standard Linux* userspace net tools (tshark, rsync, and so on)
 
 *   Eliminate the copy_to_user and copy_from_user operations on packets.
 
 The Kernel NIC Interface sample application is a simple example that demonstrates the use
 of the DPDK to create a path for packets to go through the Linux* kernel.
 This is done by creating one or more kernel net devices for each of the DPDK ports.
-The application allows the use of standard Linux tools (ethtool, ifconfig, tcpdump) with the DPDK ports and
+The application allows the use of standard Linux tools (ethtool, iproute, tshark) with the DPDK ports and
 also the exchange of packets between the DPDK application and the Linux* kernel.
 
 The Kernel NIC Interface sample application requires that the
@@ -220,13 +220,13 @@ Enable KNI interface and assign an IP address:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    # ifconfig vEth0_0 192.168.0.1
+    # ip addr add dev vEth0_0 192.168.0.1
 
 Show KNI interface configuration and statistics:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    # ifconfig vEth0_0
+    # ip -s -d addr show vEth0_0
 
 The user can also check and reset the packet statistics inside the ``kni``
 application by sending the app the USR1 and USR2 signals:
@@ -234,16 +234,16 @@ application by sending the app the USR1 and USR2 signals:
 .. code-block:: console
 
     # Print statistics
-    # kill -SIGUSR1 `pidof kni`
+    # pkill -USR1 kni
 
     # Zero statistics
-    # kill -SIGUSR2 `pidof kni`
+    # pkill -USR2 kni
 
 Dump network traffic:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    # tcpdump -i vEth0_0
+    # tshark -n -i vEth0_0
 
 The normal Linux commands can also be used to change the MAC address and
 MTU size used by the physical NIC which corresponds to the KNI interface.
@@ -254,13 +254,19 @@ Change the MAC address:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    # ifconfig vEth0_0 hw ether 0C:01:02:03:04:08
+    # ip link set dev vEth0_0 lladdr 0C:01:02:03:04:08
 
 Change the MTU size:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    # ifconfig vEth0_0 mtu 1450
+    # ip link set dev vEth0_0 mtu 1450
+
+Limited ethtool support:
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+    # ethtool -i vEth0_0
 
 When the ``kni`` application is closed, all the KNI interfaces are deleted
 from the Linux kernel.
-- 
2.20.1


  parent reply	other threads:[~2019-06-24 16:48 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 63+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2019-06-10 17:51 [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 0/7] kni: cleanups and improvements Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-10 17:51 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 1/7] kni: don't need stubs for rx_mode or ioctl Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-10 17:51 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 2/7] kni: use netdev_alloc_skb Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-10 17:51 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 3/7] kni: don't keep stats in kni_net Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-10 17:51 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 4/7] kni: drop unused fields Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-10 17:51 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 5/7] kni: use proper type for kni fifo's Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-10 17:51 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 6/7] kni: return -EFAULT if copy_from_user fails Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-10 17:51 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 7/7] doc: update KNI documentation Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-11 20:54 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 0/7] kni: cleanups and improvements Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-11 21:18   ` Lance Richardson
2019-06-11 21:30     ` Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-11 21:49       ` Lance Richardson
2019-06-18 16:16 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 0/8] kni: fixes and cleanups Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-18 16:16   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 1/8] kni: don't need stubs for rx_mode or ioctl Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-18 16:16   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 2/8] kni: use netdev_alloc_skb Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-18 16:16   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 3/8] kni: don't keep stats in kni_net Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-18 16:16   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 4/8] kni: drop unused fields Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-18 16:16   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 5/8] kni: use proper type for kni fifo's Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-18 16:16   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 6/8] kni: return -EFAULT if copy_from_user fails Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-18 16:16   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 7/8] doc: update KNI documentation Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-18 16:16   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 8/8] kni: fix style issues Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-19 18:57 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 0/8] kni: cleanups and fixes Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-19 18:57   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 1/8] kni: don't need stubs for rx_mode or ioctl Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-19 18:57   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 2/8] kni: use netdev_alloc_skb Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-19 18:57   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 3/8] kni: don't keep stats in kni_net Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-19 18:57   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 4/8] kni: drop unused fields Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-19 18:57   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 5/8] kni: use proper type for kni fifo's Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-19 18:57   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 6/8] kni: return -EFAULT if copy_from_user fails Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-19 18:57   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 7/8] doc: update KNI documentation Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-19 18:57   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 8/8] kni: fix style issues Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-19 18:59 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 0/8] kni: fixes and cleanups Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-19 18:59   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 1/8] kni: don't need stubs for rx_mode or ioctl Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-19 18:59   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 2/8] kni: use netdev_alloc_skb Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-19 18:59   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 3/8] kni: don't keep stats in kni_net Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-19 18:59   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 4/8] kni: drop unused fields Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-19 18:59   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 5/8] kni: use proper type for kni fifo's Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-19 18:59   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 6/8] kni: return -EFAULT if copy_from_user fails Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-19 18:59   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 7/8] doc: update KNI documentation Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-19 18:59   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 8/8] kni: fix style issues Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-20 19:20 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 0/9] kni: fixes and cleanups Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-20 19:20   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 1/9] kni: don't need stubs for rx_mode or ioctl Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-20 19:20   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 2/9] kni: use netdev_alloc_skb Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-20 19:20   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 3/9] kni: don't keep stats in kni_net Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-20 19:20   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 4/9] kni: drop unused fields Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-20 19:20   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 5/9] kni: use proper type for kni fifo's Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-20 19:20   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 6/9] kni: return -EFAULT if copy_from_user fails Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-20 19:20   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 7/9] doc: update KNI documentation Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-20 19:20   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 8/9] kni: fix style issues Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-20 19:20   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 9/9] kni: add minimal ethtool Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-21  8:26     ` Igor Ryzhov
2019-06-21 15:10       ` Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-24 16:47 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 0/9] kni: fixes and cleanups Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-24 16:47   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 1/9] kni: don't need stubs for rx_mode or ioctl Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-24 16:47   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 2/9] kni: use netdev_alloc_skb Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-24 16:47   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 3/9] kni: don't keep stats in kni_net Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-24 16:47   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 4/9] kni: drop unused fields Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-24 16:47   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 5/9] kni: use proper type for kni fifo's Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-24 16:47   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 6/9] kni: return -EFAULT if copy_from_user fails Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-24 16:47   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 7/9] kni: fix style issues Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-24 16:47   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 8/9] kni: add minimal ethtool Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-24 16:47   ` Stephen Hemminger [this message]
2019-07-12 17:03   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 0/9] kni: fixes and cleanups Ferruh Yigit
2019-07-15 17:18     ` Thomas Monjalon

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