Unable to configure DPDK on Red Hat Open Stack 17 setup.

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Unable to configure DPDK. From ovs-vsctl show output:
# ovs-vsctl show

eea08df3-a881-4be6-bb26-a2248d940869
    Bridge br-dpdk0
        fail_mode: standalone
        datapath_type: netdev
        Port dpdkbond0
            Interface dpdk1
                type: dpdk
                options: {dpdk-devargs="0000:32:08.2"}
                error: "could not open network device dpdk0 (Address family not supported by protocol)"  <====
            Interface dpdk0
                type: dpdk
                options: {dpdk-devargs="0000:32:00.2"}
                error: "could not open network device dpdk0 (Address family not supported by protocol)"
        Port br-dpdk0
            Interface br-dpdk0
                type: internal
    ovs_version: "3.1.3"
# tail /var/log/openvswitch/ovs-vswitchd.log 
2023-11-23T08:48:25.669Z|00048|netdev|WARN|could not create netdev dpdk1 of unknown type dpdk
2023-11-23T08:48:25.669Z|00049|bridge|WARN|could not open network device dpdk1 (Address family not supported by protocol)
2023-11-23T08:48:25.669Z|00050|netdev|WARN|could not create netdev dpdk0 of unknown type dpdk
2023-11-23T08:48:25.669Z|00051|bridge|WARN|could not open network device dpdk0 (Address family not supported by protocol)
2023-11-23T08:48:26.957Z|00052|netdev|WARN|could not create netdev dpdk1 of unknown type dpdk
2023-11-23T08:48:26.957Z|00053|bridge|WARN|could not open network device dpdk1 (Address family not supported by protocol)
2023-11-23T08:48:26.957Z|00054|netdev|WARN|could not create netdev dpdk0 of unknown type dpdk
2023-11-23T08:48:26.957Z|00055|bridge|WARN|could not open network device dpdk0 (Address family not supported by protocol)
2023-11-23T08:48:26.962Z|00056|netdev|WARN|could not create netdev dpdk1 of unknown type dpdk
2023-11-23T08:48:26.962Z|00057|bridge|WARN|could not open network device dpdk1 (Address family not supported by protocol)
2023-11-23T08:48:26.962Z|00058|netdev|WARN|could not create netdev dpdk0 of unknown type dpdk
2023-11-23T08:48:26.962Z|00059|bridge|WARN|could not open network device dpdk0 (Address family not supported by protocol)
2023-11-23T08:48:27.201Z|00060|netdev|WARN|could not create netdev dpdk1 of unknown type dpdk
2023-11-23T08:48:27.201Z|00061|bridge|WARN|could not open network device dpdk1 (Address family not supported by protocol)

# cat /proc/meminfo | grep Huge
AnonHugePages:    145408 kB
ShmemHugePages:        0 kB
FileHugePages:         0 kB
HugePages_Total:     456
HugePages_Free:      456
HugePages_Rsvd:        0
HugePages_Surp:        0
Hugepagesize:    1048576 kB
Hugetlb:        478150656 kB

Environment

  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.1 (RHOSP)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2
  • ovs3.1.3+dpdk

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