Re: [PATCH v10 7/7] PCI: manual for SR-IOV user and driver developer

Matthew Wilcox
2009-03-06T21:18:01Z

I think we'll need to go a few rounds on sorting this one out. I don't
have time right now, but I think having this document is important.

On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 02:54:48PM +0800, Yu Zhao wrote:
> Signed-off-by: Yu Zhao <yu.zhao@intel.com>
> ---
> Documentation/DocBook/kernel-api.tmpl | 1 +
> Documentation/PCI/pci-iov-howto.txt | 99 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> 2 files changed, 100 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
> create mode 100644 Documentation/PCI/pci-iov-howto.txt
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/kernel-api.tmpl b/Documentation/DocBook/kernel-api.tmpl
> index 5818ff7..506e611 100644
> --- a/Documentation/DocBook/kernel-api.tmpl
> +++ b/Documentation/DocBook/kernel-api.tmpl
> @@ -251,6 +251,7 @@ X!Edrivers/pci/hotplug.c
> -->
> !Edrivers/pci/probe.c
> !Edrivers/pci/rom.c
> +!Edrivers/pci/iov.c
> </sect1>
> <sect1> PCI Hotplug Support Library
> !Edrivers/pci/hotplug/pci_hotplug_core.c
> diff --git a/Documentation/PCI/pci-iov-howto.txt b/Documentation/PCI/pci-iov-howto.txt
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000..fc73ef5
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/Documentation/PCI/pci-iov-howto.txt
> @@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
> + PCI Express I/O Virtualization Howto
> + Copyright (C) 2009 Intel Corporation
> + Yu Zhao <yu.zhao@intel.com>
> +
> +
> +1. Overview
> +
> +1.1 What is SR-IOV
> +
> +Single Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV) is a PCI Express Extended
> +capability which makes one physical device appear as multiple virtual
> +devices. The physical device is referred to as Physical Function (PF)
> +while the virtual devices are referred to as Virtual Functions (VF).
> +Allocation of the VF can be dynamically controlled by the PF via
> +registers encapsulated in the capability. By default, this feature is
> +not enabled and the PF behaves as traditional PCIe device. Once it's
> +turned on, each VF's PCI configuration space can be accessed by its own
> +Bus, Device and Function Number (Routing ID). And each VF also has PCI
> +Memory Space, which is used to map its register set. VF device driver
> +operates on the register set so it can be functional and appear as a
> +real existing PCI device.
> +
> +2. User Guide
> +
> +2.1 How can I enable SR-IOV capability
> +
> +The device driver (PF driver) will control the enabling and disabling
> +of the capability via API provided by SR-IOV core. If the hardware
> +has SR-IOV capability, loading its PF driver would enable it and all
> +VFs associated with the PF.
> +
> +2.2 How can I use the Virtual Functions
> +
> +The VF is treated as hot-plugged PCI devices in the kernel, so they
> +should be able to work in the same way as real PCI devices. The VF
> +requires device driver that is same as a normal PCI device's.
> +
> +3. Developer Guide
> +
> +3.1 SR-IOV API
> +
> +To enable SR-IOV capability:
> + int pci_enable_sriov(struct pci_dev *dev, int nr_virtfn);
> + 'nr_virtfn' is number of VFs to be enabled.
> +
> +To disable SR-IOV capability:
> + void pci_disable_sriov(struct pci_dev *dev);
> +
> +To notify SR-IOV core of Virtual Function Migration:
> + irqreturn_t pci_sriov_migration(struct pci_dev *dev);
> +
> +3.2 Usage example
> +
> +Following piece of code illustrates the usage of the SR-IOV API.
> +
> +static int __devinit dev_probe(struct pci_dev *dev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
> +{
> + pci_enable_sriov(dev, NR_VIRTFN);
> +
> + ...
> +
> + return 0;
> +}
> +
> +static void __devexit dev_remove(struct pci_dev *dev)
> +{
> + pci_disable_sriov(dev);
> +
> + ...
> +}
> +
> +static int dev_suspend(struct pci_dev *dev, pm_message_t state)
> +{
> + ...
> +
> + return 0;
> +}
> +
> +static int dev_resume(struct pci_dev *dev)
> +{
> + ...
> +
> + return 0;
> +}
> +
> +static void dev_shutdown(struct pci_dev *dev)
> +{
> + ...
> +}
> +
> +static struct pci_driver dev_driver = {
> + .name = "SR-IOV Physical Function driver",
> + .id_table = dev_id_table,
> + .probe = dev_probe,
> + .remove = __devexit_p(dev_remove),
> + .suspend = dev_suspend,
> + .resume = dev_resume,
> + .shutdown = dev_shutdown,
> +};
> --
> 1.6.1
>
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