Dump Configuration
This feature helps dumping driver and firmware configuration using ethtool for ConnectX-4/ ConnectX-4 Lx adapter cards (mlx5 drivers). It creates a backup of the configuration files into a specified dump file.
The following bitmap parameters are used to set the type of dump:
Bitmap Parameters
Value | Description |
1 | MST dump |
2 | Ring dump (Software context information for SQs, EQs, RQs, CQs) |
3 | MST dump + Ring dump (1+2) |
4 | Clear this parameter |
In order to configure this feature, follow the steps below:
Set the dump bitmap parameter by running -W (uppercase) with the desired bitmap parameter value (see Bitmap Parameters table above). In the following example, the bitmap parameter value is 3.
ethtool -W ens1f0
3
Dump the file by running -w (lowercase) with the desired configuration file name.
ethtool -w ens1f0 data /tmp/dump.bin
[Optional] To get the bitmap parameter value, version and size of the dump, run the command above without the file name.
ethtool -w ens1f0 flag:
3
, version:1
, length:4312
To open the dump file, run:
mlnx_dump_parser -f /tmp/dump.bin -m mst_dump_demo.txt -r ring_dump_demo.txt Version:
1
Flag:3
Number of blocks:123
Length327584
MCION module number:0
status: | present | DRIVER VERSION:1
-23
(03
Mar2015
) DEVICE NAME0000
:81
:00.0
:ens1f0 Parsing Complete!where:
-f
For the file to be parsed (the file that was just created)
-m
For the mst dump file
-r
For the ring dump file
Note: The output has been updated in MLNX_OFED v3.4 by adding the Management Cable IO and Notifications (MCION) firmware register. The status can be "present" and/or "rx los"/ "tx fault". For further information, refer to HowTo Dump Driver Configuration (via ethtool) Community post.
Output:# mlnx_dump_parser -f /tmp/dump.bin -m mst_dump_demo.txt -r ring_dump_demo.txt Version:
1
Flag:1
Number of blocks:123
Length327584
DRIVER VERSION:1
-23
(03
Mar2015
) DEVICE NAME0000
:81
:00.0
:ens1f0 Parsing Complete!Open the files.
The MST dump file will look as follows. In order to analyze it, contact NVIDIA Support.
cat mst_dump_demo.txt
0x00000000
0x01002000
0x00000004
0x00000000
0x00000008
0x00000000
0x0000000c
0x00000000
0x00000010
0x00000000
0x00000014
0x00000000
0x00000018
0x00000000
...The Ring dump file can help developers debug ring-related issues, and it looks as follows:
# cat ring_dump_demo.txt SQ TYPE:
3
, WQN:102
, PI:0
, CI:0
, STRIDE:6
, SIZE:1024
... SQ TYPE:3
, WQN:102
, PI:0
, CI:0
, STRIDE:6
, SIZE:1024
, WQE_NUM:65536
, GROUP_IP:0
CQ TYPE:5
, WQN:20
, PI:0
, CI:0
, STRIDE:6
, SIZE:1024
, WQE_NUM:1024
, GROUP_IP:0
RQ TYPE:4
, WQN:103
, PI:15
, CI:0
, STRIDE:5
, SIZE:16
, WQE_NUM:512
, GROUP_IP:0
CQ TYPE:5
, WQN:21
, PI:0
, CI:0
, STRIDE:6
, SIZE:16384
, WQE_NUM:16384
, GROUP_IP:0
EQ TYPE:6
, CI:1
, SIZE:0
, IRQN:109
, EQN:19
, NENT:2048
, MASK:0
, INDEX:0
, GROUP_ID:0
SQ TYPE:3
, WQN:106
, PI:0
, CI:0
, STRIDE:6
, SIZE:1024
, WQE_NUM:65536
, GROUP_IP:1
CQ TYPE:5
, WQN:23
, PI:0
, CI:0
, STRIDE:6
, SIZE:1024
, WQE_NUM:1024
, GROUP_IP:1
RQ TYPE:4
, WQN:107
, PI:15
, CI:0
, STRIDE:5
, SIZE:16
, WQE_NUM:512
, GROUP_IP:1
CQ TYPE:5
, WQN:24
, PI:0
, CI:0
, STRIDE:6
, SIZE:16384
, WQE_NUM:16384
, GROUP_IP:1
EQ TYPE:6
, CI:1
, SIZE:0
, IRQN:110
, EQN:20
, NENT:2048
, MASK:0
, INDEX:1
, GROUP_ID:1
SQ TYPE:3
, WQN:110
, PI:0
, CI:0
, STRIDE:6
, SIZE:1024
, WQE_NUM:65536
, GROUP_IP:2
CQ TYPE:5
, WQN:26
, PI:0
, CI:0
, STRIDE:6
, SIZE:1024
, WQE_NUM:1024
, GROUP_IP:2
RQ TYPE:4
, WQN:111
, PI:15
, CI:0
, STRIDE:5
, SIZE:16
, WQE_NUM:512
, GROUP_IP:2
CQ TYPE:5
, WQN:27
, PI:0
, CI:0
, STRIDE:6
, SIZE:16384
, WQE_NUM:16384
, GROUP_IP:2
...