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PCI Express I/O Virtualization Howto
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Copyright (C) 2009 Intel Corporation
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Yu Zhao <yu.zhao@intel.com>
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Update: November 2012
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-- sysfs-based SRIOV enable-/disable-ment
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Donald Dutile <ddutile@redhat.com>
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1. Overview
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1.1 What is SR-IOV
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Single Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV) is a PCI Express Extended
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capability which makes one physical device appear as multiple virtual
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devices. The physical device is referred to as Physical Function (PF)
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while the virtual devices are referred to as Virtual Functions (VF).
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Allocation of the VF can be dynamically controlled by the PF via
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registers encapsulated in the capability. By default, this feature is
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not enabled and the PF behaves as traditional PCIe device. Once it's
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turned on, each VF's PCI configuration space can be accessed by its own
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Bus, Device and Function Number (Routing ID). And each VF also has PCI
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Memory Space, which is used to map its register set. VF device driver
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operates on the register set so it can be functional and appear as a
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real existing PCI device.
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2. User Guide
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2.1 How can I enable SR-IOV capability
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Multiple methods are available for SR-IOV enablement.
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In the first method, the device driver (PF driver) will control the
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enabling and disabling of the capability via API provided by SR-IOV core.
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If the hardware has SR-IOV capability, loading its PF driver would
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enable it and all VFs associated with the PF. Some PF drivers require
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a module parameter to be set to determine the number of VFs to enable.
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In the second method, a write to the sysfs file sriov_numvfs will
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enable and disable the VFs associated with a PCIe PF. This method
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enables per-PF, VF enable/disable values versus the first method,
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which applies to all PFs of the same device. Additionally, the
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PCI SRIOV core support ensures that enable/disable operations are
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valid to reduce duplication in multiple drivers for the same
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checks, e.g., check numvfs == 0 if enabling VFs, ensure
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numvfs <= totalvfs.
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The second method is the recommended method for new/future VF devices.
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2.2 How can I use the Virtual Functions
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The VF is treated as hot-plugged PCI devices in the kernel, so they
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should be able to work in the same way as real PCI devices. The VF
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requires device driver that is same as a normal PCI device's.
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3. Developer Guide
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3.1 SR-IOV API
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To enable SR-IOV capability:
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(a) For the first method, in the driver:
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int pci_enable_sriov(struct pci_dev *dev, int nr_virtfn);
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'nr_virtfn' is number of VFs to be enabled.
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(b) For the second method, from sysfs:
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echo 'nr_virtfn' > \
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/sys/bus/pci/devices/<DOMAIN:BUS:DEVICE.FUNCTION>/sriov_numvfs
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To disable SR-IOV capability:
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(a) For the first method, in the driver:
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void pci_disable_sriov(struct pci_dev *dev);
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(b) For the second method, from sysfs:
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echo 0 > \
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/sys/bus/pci/devices/<DOMAIN:BUS:DEVICE.FUNCTION>/sriov_numvfs
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3.2 Usage example
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Following piece of code illustrates the usage of the SR-IOV API.
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static int dev_probe(struct pci_dev *dev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
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{
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pci_enable_sriov(dev, NR_VIRTFN);
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...
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return 0;
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}
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static void dev_remove(struct pci_dev *dev)
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{
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pci_disable_sriov(dev);
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...
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}
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static int dev_suspend(struct pci_dev *dev, pm_message_t state)
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{
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...
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return 0;
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}
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static int dev_resume(struct pci_dev *dev)
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{
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...
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return 0;
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}
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static void dev_shutdown(struct pci_dev *dev)
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{
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...
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}
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static int dev_sriov_configure(struct pci_dev *dev, int numvfs)
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{
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if (numvfs > 0) {
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...
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pci_enable_sriov(dev, numvfs);
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...
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return numvfs;
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}
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if (numvfs == 0) {
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....
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pci_disable_sriov(dev);
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...
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return 0;
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}
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}
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static struct pci_driver dev_driver = {
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.name = "SR-IOV Physical Function driver",
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.id_table = dev_id_table,
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.probe = dev_probe,
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.remove = dev_remove,
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.suspend = dev_suspend,
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.resume = dev_resume,
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.shutdown = dev_shutdown,
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.sriov_configure = dev_sriov_configure,
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};
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