chelsio T-580_CR DPDK link down

[Jordan Caraballo]

Hi guys,

I am currently trying to implement DPDK in a Dell PE R530 equipped with
a Chelsio T-580-CR port in an 8x slot. So far, links to ports do not
want to come up. Below are the commands of my exact approach.

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Installed dpdk from /usr/ports/net/dpdk in a FreeBSD 11-STABLE system.
Unloaded every module related to dpdk and cxgbe. Then:
# kldload if_cxgbe
# dmesg | grep "t5nex"
# pciconf -l | grep "t5nex"
Note: The result given from this command is primarily  t5nex0 at pci0:129:0:4:
# kldunload if_cxgbe

Added to /boot/loader.conf below configurations and rebooted the system:
# reserve 2 x 1G blocks of contiguous memory using contigmem
driver
hw.contigmem.num_buffers=2
hw.contigmem.buffer_size=1073741824
#
load contigmem module during boot process
contigmem_load="YES"
Once the system is rebooted we proceed to attach the pic address to
nic_uio module.

# kenv hw.nic_uio.bdfs="129:0:4"
# kldload nic_uio.ko
# pciconf -l
The
result of pciconf -l at the t5nex0 pci is  nic_uio at pci0:129:0:4:

Tried to run:
#
/usr/local/share/dpdk/x86_64-native-bsdapp-clang/app/testpmd -l 0-3 -n 4
-w 0000:129:00.4 -- -i
But  it prompts to the usage options. Then ran:
# /usr/local/share/dpdk/x86_64-native-bsdapp-clang/app/testpmd -l 0-3 -n
4 -- -i
And script runs but links are down.

At interactive mode I use "set link-up port 0” but it fails to bring any
of the ports up.

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- Any advice or idea?
- Am I missing something?
- Is there any other better approach rather than dpdk to increase
packets per second forwarding in a router?

In case of needing additional log information do not hesitate to ask.

Thanks in advance,

Jordan