From: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
To: dev@dpdk.org
Cc: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>,
Dimon Zhao <dimon.zhao@nebula-matrix.com>,
Kyo Liu <kyo.liu@nebula-matrix.com>,
Leon Yu <leon.yu@nebula-matrix.com>,
Sam Chen <sam.chen@nebula-matrix.com>
Subject: [PATCH] doc: fix documentation for NBL PMD
Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2026 12:21:44 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260302202144.253145-1-stephen@networkplumber.org> (raw)
The revised documentation had some issues with formatting and
setting up vfio-pci was not described. Use the existing ENA
documentation as a template to resolve these discrepancies.
Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
---
doc/guides/nics/nbl.rst | 42 +++++++++++++++++++----------------------
1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/nbl.rst b/doc/guides/nics/nbl.rst
index a9f439ae96..da4604781e 100644
--- a/doc/guides/nics/nbl.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/nics/nbl.rst
@@ -78,40 +78,36 @@ it is necessary to force I/O virtual address (IOVA)
to be mapped to physical address (PA)
with the EAL command line option ``--iova-mode=pa``.
-Only PF supports Coexistence Between DPDK And Kernel Driver, VF does not.
+Only PF supports coexistence between DPDK and kernel driver; VF does not.
Prerequisites
-------------
-- Follow the DPDK :ref:`Getting Started Guide for Linux <linux_gsg>`
- to setup the basic DPDK environment.
+#. Follow the DPDK :ref:`Getting Started Guide for Linux <linux_gsg>`
+ to setup the basic DPDK environment.
-- Learn about `Nebulamatrix Series NICs
- <https://www.nebula-matrix.com/main>`_.
+#. NBL PMD requires the ``vfio-pci`` kernel driver.
+ The ``igb_uio`` and ``uio_pci_generic`` drivers are not supported.
+ Insert the ``vfio-pci`` kernel module using the command ``modprobe vfio-pci``.
+ Please make sure that IOMMU is enabled in your system,
+ or use ``vfio-pci`` in ``noiommu`` mode::
-Multiple Processes
-------------------
+ echo 1 > /sys/module/vfio/parameters/enable_unsafe_noiommu_mode
-The NBL PMD does not support multiple processes.
+ Note that VF requires ``vfio-pci`` in ``noiommu`` mode
+ when no IOMMU is available on the system.
+#. Bind the intended NBL device to ``vfio-pci``.
-Limitations or Known Issues
----------------------------
-
-32-bit architectures are not supported.
-
-Windows and BSD are not supported yet.
-
-**igb_uio Driver Support**
+#. Learn about `Nebulamatrix Series NICs
+ <https://www.nebula-matrix.com/main>`_.
-The ``igb_uio`` driver is not supported.
-**uio_pci_generic Driver Support**
-
-The ``uio_pci_generic`` driver is not supported.
-
-**VFIO no-IOMMU mode**
-If there is no IOMMU available on the system, VF must use ``vfio`` driver in ``noiommu`` mode.
+Limitations or Known Issues
+---------------------------
+- 32-bit architectures are not supported.
+- Windows and BSD are not supported yet.
+- Multiple processes are not supported.
--
2.51.0
next reply other threads:[~2026-03-02 20:21 UTC|newest]
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2026-03-02 20:21 Stephen Hemminger [this message]
2026-03-03 1:49 ` 回复:[PATCH] doc: fix documentation for NBL PMD Dimon
2026-03-03 14:37 ` [PATCH] " Stephen Hemminger
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