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diff --git a/Documentation/howto/dpdk.rst b/Documentation/howto/dpdk.rst index 380181db0..82596f557 100644 --- a/Documentation/howto/dpdk.rst +++ b/Documentation/howto/dpdk.rst @@ -358,6 +358,28 @@ devices to bridge ``br0``. Once complete, follow the below steps: $ cat /proc/interrupts | grep virtio +.. _dpdk-flow-hardware-offload: + +Flow Hardware Offload (Experimental) +------------------------------------ + +The flow hardware offload is disabled by default and can be enabled by:: + + $ ovs-vsctl set Open_vSwitch . other_config:hw-offload=true + +So far only partial flow offload is implemented. Moreover, it only works +with PMD drivers have the rte_flow action "MARK + RSS" support. + +The validated NICs are: + +- Mellanox (ConnectX-4, ConnectX-4 Lx, ConnectX-5) +- Napatech (NT200B01) + +Supported protocols for hardware offload are: +- L2: Ethernet, VLAN +- L3: IPv4, IPv6 +- L4: TCP, UDP, SCTP, ICMP + Further Reading --------------- |