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Feature #14173

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QAT driver does not attach to QAT virtual function devices passed through to VM on Xeon D-2146NT

Added by name name about 1 year ago. Updated about 1 year ago.

Status:
Needs Patch
Priority:
Normal
Assignee:
-
Category:
Cryptographic Modules
Target version:
-
Start date:
Due date:
% Done:

0%

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Description

pfSense is virtualized under Linux.

Hypervisor:

  • qemu-kvm
  • i440fx (q35 doesn't work either)
  • kernel 5.15.94 with qat17 driver version 4.20.0.00001
  • QAT Virtual functions of a Xeon D-2146NT passed through.

pfSense Plus 23.01 VM:

$ dmesg | grep -i qat
qat_ocf0: <QAT engine>
qat_ocf0: no QAT IRQ instances available
device_attach: qat_ocf0 attach returned 6
qat_ocf0: <QAT engine>
qat_ocf0: no QAT IRQ instances available
device_attach: qat_ocf0 attach returned 6

$ cat /boot/loader.conf.local
qat_load="YES" 
qat_c2xxx_fw_load="YES" 
qat_c3xxx_fw_load="YES" 
qat_c62x_fw_load="YES" 
qat_d15xx_fw_load="YES" 

$ pciconf -lv
. . .
none9@pci0:1:5:0:       class=0x0b4000 rev=0x04 hdr=0x00 vendor=0x8086 device=0x37c9 subvendor=0x8086 subdevice=0x0000
    vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
    device     = 'C62x Chipset QuickAssist Technology Virtual Function'
    class      = processor
none10@pci0:1:6:0:      class=0x0b4000 rev=0x04 hdr=0x00 vendor=0x8086 device=0x37c9 subvendor=0x8086 subdevice=0x0000
    vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
    device     = 'C62x Chipset QuickAssist Technology Virtual Function'
    class      = processor
none11@pci0:1:7:0:      class=0x0b4000 rev=0x04 hdr=0x00 vendor=0x8086 device=0x37c9 subvendor=0x8086 subdevice=0x0000
    vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
    device     = 'C62x Chipset QuickAssist Technology Virtual Function'
    class      = processor
none12@pci0:1:8:0:      class=0x0b4000 rev=0x04 hdr=0x00 vendor=0x8086 device=0x37c9 subvendor=0x8086 subdevice=0x0000
    vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
    device     = 'C62x Chipset QuickAssist Technology Virtual Function'
    class      = processor
none13@pci0:1:9:0:      class=0x0b4000 rev=0x04 hdr=0x00 vendor=0x8086 device=0x37c9 subvendor=0x8086 subdevice=0x0000
    vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
    device     = 'C62x Chipset QuickAssist Technology Virtual Function'
    class      = processor
none14@pci0:1:10:0:     class=0x0b4000 rev=0x04 hdr=0x00 vendor=0x8086 device=0x37c9 subvendor=0x8086 subdevice=0x0000
    vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
    device     = 'C62x Chipset QuickAssist Technology Virtual Function'
    class      = processor
none15@pci0:1:11:0:     class=0x0b4000 rev=0x04 hdr=0x00 vendor=0x8086 device=0x37c9 subvendor=0x8086 subdevice=0x0000
    vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
    device     = 'C62x Chipset QuickAssist Technology Virtual Function'
    class      = processor
none16@pci0:1:12:0:     class=0x0b4000 rev=0x04 hdr=0x00 vendor=0x8086 device=0x37c9 subvendor=0x8086 subdevice=0x0000
    vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
    device     = 'C62x Chipset QuickAssist Technology Virtual Function'
    class      = processor

This was also tested, with the same problem, when using FreeBSD-14.0-CURRENT-amd64-20230323-b5d43972e394-261711.iso as live CD.

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