Support for OvS 2.6 features for DPDK - Multi-queue and Jumbo Frames
Jumbo Frames:
The feature “Jumbo Frames”[2] can be enabled by configuring the MTU value for the OVS-DPDK interface and OVS-DPDK bond. Already os-net-config supports an option for providing MTU values[1], but for DPDK it has to be set to the OvS DB with below command:
ovs-vsctl -- set Interface <DPDK device> mtu_request=<frame size>
DPDK port types in os-net-config shall append this to ovs_extra and update to the ifcfg files if MTU value is set on the DPDK interface and bond.
[1] http://
[2] https:/
Multi-queue support:
OVS2.6 has support to specify the number of multi-queues per physical interface. The command, “ovs-vsctl set Interface <DPDK interface> options:
A new parameter “rx_queues” shall be added to all DPDK interface types to configure the number of queues.
- type: ovs_user_bridge
name: br-link
memebers:
-
type: ovs_dpdk_port
name: dpdk0
rx_queues: 4
members:
-
type: interface
name: nic2
Note that this value can be provided via ovs_extra of the interface, but having it as separate value provides better usability.
Blueprint information
- Status:
- Complete
- Approver:
- Emilien Macchi
- Priority:
- Medium
- Drafter:
- Saravanan KR
- Direction:
- Approved
- Assignee:
- Saravanan KR
- Definition:
- Approved
- Series goal:
- Accepted for pike
- Implementation:
- Implemented
- Milestone target:
- pike-3
- Started by
- Emilien Macchi
- Completed by
- Saravanan KR
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Multiqueue support for Ovs Dpdk - https:/
with bond - https:/
Configure mtu value for DPDK port - https:/
with bond - https:/
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