Re: [Xen-devel] issue using SRIOV "Unable to start - perhaps the PF driver is not up yet", while PF driver is actually up

[Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On 10/09/12 11:34, Ashok Anand wrote:

Are you sure?  0f:10.0 is probably the physical function which you must keep in dom0.

~Andrew

I find from xm pci-list-assignable-devices  that 0f:10.0 is available - it is also hidden from dom0 (using pciback.hide in kernel arguments)

if that is not the case, which physical function i can assign to domU?

i tried with 0f:11.6, and others too, but i got similar messages.

What does lspci -vv for the physical function say?

As for the physical function: it is unsafe to pass physical functions to a non-trusted guest, as the physical function has complete control over the all the virtual functions, even if they are passed through to other guests.  For that reason, the physical function should remain in dom0 (or a device driver domain if you are going for disaggregation).

i attach 0f:10.0 to a domU ubuntu machine, xm pci-attach ubuntu 0f:10.0

on my dom0 machine, i can ping other machine using eth2, (implying PF on eth2 is active)

on my domU machine, when i attach the virtual function, i get the following messages

[ 2282.688356] ixgbevf 0000:00:00.0: Xen PCI mapped GSI0 to IRQ28

[ 2282.688470] ixgbevf 0000:00:00.0: setting latency timer to 64

[ 2282.690187] ixgbevf 0000:00:00.0: PF still in reset state, assigning new address

while PF on eth2 is  there and active, since i can ping other machine.

Now, when I try to bring up the VF interface on domU, 

 i get the following error

 2476.295582] Unable to start - perhaps the PF Driver isn't up yet

SIOCSIFFLAGS: Network is down

[ 2476.296917] Unable to start - perhaps the PF Driver isn't up yet

SIOCSIFFLAGS: Network is down

and on dmesg on domU, 

[ 2476.295582] Unable to start - perhaps the PF Driver isn't up yet

[ 2476.296917] Unable to start - perhaps the PF Driver isn't up yet

Any thoughts on what could be wrong? I have been struggling with this for quite some time

and would really appreciate your thoughts on it.

Thanks, 

Ashok

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