Multi Channel DMA Intel® FPGA IP for PCI Express User Guide

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Document Table of Contents x
1. Terms and Acronyms 2. Introduction 3. Functional Description 4. Interface Overview 5. Parameters (H-Tile) 6. Parameters (P-Tile and F-Tile) 7. Designing with the IP Core 8. Software Programming Model 9. Registers 10. Troubleshooting/Debugging 11. Multi Channel DMA Intel FPGA IP for PCI Express User Guide Archives 12. Revision History for Multi Channel DMA Intel FPGA IP for PCI Express User Guide
2. Introduction x
2.1. Multi Channel DMA IP for PCI Express Features 2.2. Device Family Support 2.3. Recommended Speed Grades 2.4. Resource Utilization 2.5. Release Information
2.1. Multi Channel DMA IP for PCI Express Features x
2.1.1. Endpoint Mode 2.1.2. Root Port Mode
3. Functional Description x
3.1. Multi Channel DMA 3.2. Bursting Avalon-MM Master (BAM) 3.3. Bursting Avalon-MM Slave (BAS) 3.4. Config Slave 3.5. Hard IP Reconfiguration Interface 3.6. Config TL Interface 3.7. Configuration Intercept Interface (EP Only)
3.1. Multi Channel DMA x
3.1.1. H2D Data Mover 3.1.2. D2H Data Mover 3.1.3. Descriptors 3.1.4. Avalon-MM PIO Master 3.1.5. Avalon-MM Write (H2D) and Read (D2H) Master 3.1.6. Avalon-ST Source (H2D) and Sink (D2H) 3.1.7. User MSI-X 3.1.8. User Functional Level Reset (FLR) 3.1.9. Control Registers
3.1.2. D2H Data Mover x
3.1.2.1. D2H Descriptor Fetch
3.1.3. Descriptors x
3.1.3.1. Metadata Support 3.1.3.2. MSI-X/Writeback
3.1.6. Avalon-ST Source (H2D) and Sink (D2H) x
3.1.6.1. Avalon-ST 4-Port mode 3.1.6.2. Avalon-ST 1-Port Mode 3.1.6.3. Packet (File) Boundary 3.1.6.4. Metadata
4. Interface Overview x
4.1. Port List 4.2. Clocks 4.3. Resets 4.4. Multi Channel DMA 4.5. Bursting Avalon-MM Master (BAM) Interface 4.6. Bursting Avalon-MM Slave (BAS) Interface 4.7. Config Slave Interface (RP only) 4.8. Hard IP Reconfiguration Interface 4.9. Config TL Interface 4.10. Configuration Intercept Interface (EP Only) 4.11. User Functional Level Reset (FLR) 4.12. User Event MSI-X Request Interface
4.1. Port List x
4.1.1. Port List (H-Tile) 4.1.2. Port List (P-Tile and F-Tile)
4.4. Multi Channel DMA x
4.4.1. Avalon-MM PIO Master 4.4.2. Avalon-MM Write Master (H2D) 4.4.3. Avalon-MM Read Master (D2H) 4.4.4. Avalon-ST Source (H2D) 4.4.5. Avalon-ST Sink (D2H) 4.4.6. User MSI-X Interface 4.4.7. User FLR Interface
5. Parameters (H-Tile) x
5.1. IP Settings 5.2. Example Designs
5.1. IP Settings x
5.1.1. System Settings 5.1.2. MCDMA Settings 5.1.3. Device Identification Registers 5.1.4. Multifunction and SR-IOV System Settings Parameters [Endpoint Mode] 5.1.5. Configuration, Debug and Extension Options 5.1.6. PHY Characteristics 5.1.7. PCI Express / PCI Capabilities Parameters
5.1.7. PCI Express / PCI Capabilities Parameters x
5.1.7.1. Device 5.1.7.2. Link 5.1.7.3. MSI-X 5.1.7.4. Power Management 5.1.7.5. Vendor Specific Extended Capability (VSEC)
6. Parameters (P-Tile and F-Tile) x
6.1. IP Settings 6.2. PCIe0 Settings 6.3. Example Designs
6.1. IP Settings x
6.1.1. Top-Level Settings
6.2. PCIe0 Settings x
6.2.1. Base Address Register 6.2.2. PCIe0 Configuration, Debug and Extension Options 6.2.3. PCIe0 Device Identification Registers 6.2.4. PCIe0 PCI Express / PCI Capabilities Parameters 6.2.5. MCDMA Settings
6.2.3. PCIe0 Device Identification Registers x
6.2.3.1. PCIe0 PF0 IDs 6.2.3.2. PCIe0 PF0 VF IDs
6.2.4. PCIe0 PCI Express / PCI Capabilities Parameters x
6.2.4.1. PCIe0 Device 6.2.4.2. PCIe0 Link 6.2.4.3. PCIe0 MSI-X 6.2.4.4. PCIe0 DEV SER 6.2.4.5. PCIe0 PRS 6.2.4.6. PCIe0 ACS Capabilities 6.2.4.7. PCIe0 ATS 6.2.4.8. PCIe0 TPH 6.2.4.9. PCIe0 VIRTIO
6.2.4.6. PCIe0 ACS Capabilities x
6.2.4.6.1. PCIe0 ACS for Physical Functions 6.2.4.6.2. PCIe0 ACS for Virtual Functions
6.2.4.7. PCIe0 ATS x
6.2.4.7.1. PCIe0 ATS for Physical Functions 6.2.4.7.2. PCIe0 ATS for Virtual Functions
6.2.4.8. PCIe0 TPH x
6.2.4.8.1. PCIe0 TPH for Physical Functions 6.2.4.8.2. PCIe0 TPH for Virtual Functions
7. Designing with the IP Core x
7.1. Generating the IP Core 7.2. Simulating the IP Core 7.3. IP Core Generation Output - Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition 7.4. Systems Integration and Implementation
7.4. Systems Integration and Implementation x
7.4.1. Required Supporting IP
8. Software Programming Model x
8.1. Multi Channel DMA IP Custom Driver 8.2. Multi Channel DMA IP DPDK Poll-Mode based Driver 8.3. Multi Channel DMA IP Kernel Mode Character Device Driver 8.4. Multi Channel DMA IP Kernel Mode Network Device Driver
8.1. Multi Channel DMA IP Custom Driver x
8.1.1. Architecture 8.1.2. libmqdma library details 8.1.3. Application 8.1.4. Software Flow 8.1.5. API Flow 8.1.6. libmqdma Library API List 8.1.7. Request Structures
8.1.2. libmqdma library details x
8.1.2.1. Channel Initialization 8.1.2.2. Descriptor Memory Management 8.1.2.3. Descriptor Completion Status Update
8.1.5. API Flow x
8.1.5.1. Single Descriptor Load and Submit 8.1.5.2. Multiple Descriptor Load and Submit
8.1.6. libmqdma Library API List x
8.1.6.1. ifc_api_start 8.1.6.2. ifc_mcdma_port_by_name 8.1.6.3. ifc_qdma_device_get 8.1.6.4. ifc_num_channels_get 8.1.6.5. ifc_qdma_channel_get 8.1.6.6. ifc_qdma_acquire_channels 8.1.6.7. ifc_qdma_release_all_channels 8.1.6.8. ifc_qdma_device_put 8.1.6.9. ifc_qdma_channel_put 8.1.6.10. ifc_qdma_completion_poll 8.1.6.11. ifc_qdma_request_start 8.1.6.12. ifc_qdma_request_prepare 8.1.6.13. ifc_qdma_descq_queue_batch_load 8.1.6.14. ifc_qdma_request_submit 8.1.6.15. ifc_qdma_pio_read32 8.1.6.16. ifc_qdma_pio_write32 8.1.6.17. ifc_qdma_pio_read64 8.1.6.18. ifc_qdma_pio_write64 8.1.6.19. ifc_qdma_pio_read128 8.1.6.20. ifc_qdma_pio_write128 8.1.6.21. ifc_qdma_pio_read256 8.1.6.22. ifc_qdma_pio_write256 8.1.6.23. ifc_request_malloc 8.1.6.24. ifc_request_free 8.1.6.25. ifc_app_stop 8.1.6.26. ifc_qdma_poll_init 8.1.6.27. ifc_qdma_poll_add 8.1.6.28. ifc_qdma_poll_wait 8.1.6.29. ifc_mcdma_port_by_name
8.2. Multi Channel DMA IP DPDK Poll-Mode based Driver x
8.2.1. Architecture 8.2.2. MCDMA Poll Mode Driver 8.2.3. DPDK based application Multi-threading with Multiple Channels Scheduling queues from threads Software Process Kernel Context Switching 8.2.4. Request Structures 8.2.5. Software Flow 8.2.6. API Flow 8.2.7. API List
8.2.2. MCDMA Poll Mode Driver x
8.2.2.1. Completion Status Update 8.2.2.2. Metadata Support 8.2.2.3. User MSI-X
8.3. Multi Channel DMA IP Kernel Mode Character Device Driver x
8.3.1. Architecture 8.3.2. libmcmem Library Information 8.3.3. Kernel Driver Information 8.3.4. Control Message Structure 8.3.5. Software Flow 8.3.6. API Flow 8.3.7. API List
8.3.3. Kernel Driver Information x
8.3.3.1. Device Management 8.3.3.2. Channel Management 8.3.3.3. Completions Management
8.3.3.3. Completions Management x
8.3.3.3.1. Interrupt Mode 8.3.3.3.2. Poll Mode
8.4. Multi Channel DMA IP Kernel Mode Network Device Driver x
8.4.1. Architecture 8.4.2. Driver Information 8.4.3. Software Flow
8.4.2. Driver Information x
8.4.2.1. Device Management 8.4.2.2. Channel Management 8.4.2.3. Descriptor Memory Management 8.4.2.4. Completions Management
8.4.3. Software Flow x
8.4.3.1. Host to Device Flow 8.4.3.2. Device to Host Flow
9. Registers x
9.1. Queue Control (QCSR) 9.2. MSI-X Memory Space 9.3. Control Register (GCSR)
10. Troubleshooting/Debugging x
10.1. Debug Toolkit
10.1. Debug Toolkit x
10.1.1. Overview 10.1.2. Enabling the P-Tile Debug Toolkit 10.1.3. Launching the P-Tile Debug Toolkit 10.1.4. Using the P-Tile Debug Toolkit
10.1.4. Using the P-Tile Debug Toolkit x
10.1.4.1. Main View 10.1.4.2. Toolkit Parameters 10.1.4.3. Channel Parameters 10.1.4.4. Eye Viewer
1. Terms and Acronyms
2. Introduction
3. Functional Description
4. Interface Overview
5. Parameters (H-Tile)
6. Parameters (P-Tile and F-Tile)
7. Designing with the IP Core
8. Software Programming Model
9. Registers
10. Troubleshooting/Debugging
11. Multi Channel DMA Intel FPGA IP for PCI Express User Guide Archives
12. Revision History for Multi Channel DMA Intel FPGA IP for PCI Express User Guide

8.2.3. DPDK based application

MCDMA PMD exposes the device as an Ethernet device. By using environment abstraction layer utilities, application initializes the device, memory and interrupts based on the capability. By using ethdev APIs, this application performs DMA in H2D and D2H directions.

Multi-threading with Multiple Channels

Based on the input parameters, application starts multiple threads and submits DMA transactions one at a time in run to completion model. As multiple threads try to grab and release the channel at a time, MCDMA PMD handles synchronization problems while performing channel management.

Scheduling queues from threads

DPDK thread management libraries are used for thread creation and initialization. As more number of queues must be supported from single thread, test application schedules multiple queues on single threads for DMA operations.

  • BDF (Eg: “-b 86:00.0”)
  • Reads number of threads from user (-a <num>)
  • Calculate number of queues DMA need to perform. (-c <num>)
  • Calculate number of queues per thread and assigns multiple threads to single thread.
  • After every transaction, testapp swaps out a queue and swaps in other queue to perform DMA operation.
  • Batch size (-x <num>)

Software Process Kernel Context Switching

User space driver performs DMA operation. Hence, kernel context switch handling is not needed in any scenario.

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