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Known Issues and Limitations in Legacy Releases
===============================================
**Driver/Module**:
``igb_uio`` module.
+
+
+Linux kernel 4.10.0 iommu attribute read error
+----------------------------------------------
+
+**Description**:
+ When VT-d is enabled (``iommu=pt intel_iommu=on``), reading IOMMU attributes from
+ /sys/devices/virtual/iommu/dmarXXX/intel-iommu/cap on Linux kernel 4.10.0 error.
+ This bug is fixed in `Linux commmit a7fdb6e648fb
+ <https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9595727/>`_,
+ This bug is introduced in `Linux commmit 39ab9555c241
+ <https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9554403/>`_,
+
+**Implication**:
+ When binding devices to VFIO and attempting to run testpmd application,
+ testpmd (and other DPDK applications) will not initialize.
+
+**Resolution/Workaround**:
+ Use other linux kernel version. It only happens in linux kernel 4.10.0.
+
+**Affected Environment/Platform**:
+ ALL OS of linux kernel 4.10.0.
+
+**Driver/Module**:
+ ``vfio-pci`` module.
+
+Netvsc driver and application restart
+-------------------------------------
+
+**Description**:
+ The Linux kernel uio_hv_generic driver does not completely shutdown and clean up
+ resources properly if application using Netvsc PMD exits.
+
+**Implication**:
+ When application using Netvsc PMD is restarted it can not complete initialization
+ handshake sequence with the host.
+
+**Resolution/Workaround**:
+ Either reboot the guest or remove and reinsert the hv_uio_generic module.
+
+**Affected Environment/Platform**:
+ Linux Hyper-V.
+
+**Driver/Module**:
+ ``uio_hv_generic`` module.
+
+
+PHY link up fails when rebinding i40e NICs to kernel driver
+-----------------------------------------------------------
+
+**Description**:
+ Some kernel drivers are not able to handle the link status correctly
+ after DPDK application sets the PHY to link down.
+
+**Implication**:
+ The link status can't be set to "up" after the NIC is rebound to the
+ kernel driver. Before a DPDK application quits it will invoke the
+ function ``i40e_dev_stop()`` which will sets the PHY to link down. Some
+ kernel drivers may not be able to handle the link status correctly after
+ it retakes control of the device. This is a known PHY link configuration
+ issue in the i40e kernel driver. The fix has been addressed in the 2.7.4 rc
+ version. So if the i40e kernel driver is < 2.7.4 and doesn't have the
+ fix backported it will encounter this issue.
+
+**Resolution/Workaround**:
+ First try to remove and reinsert the i40e kernel driver. If that fails
+ reboot the system.
+
+**Affected Environment/Platform**:
+ All.
+
+**Driver/Module**:
+ Poll Mode Driver (PMD).
+
+
+Restricted vdev ethdev operations supported in secondary process
+----------------------------------------------------------------
+**Description**
+ In current virtual device sharing model, Ethernet device data structure will be
+ shared between primary and secondary process. Only those Ethernet device operations
+ which based on it are workable in secondary process.
+
+**Implication**
+ Some Ethernet device operations like device start/stop will be failed on virtual
+ device in secondary process.
+
+**Affected Environment/Platform**:
+ ALL.
+
+**Driver/Module**:
+ Virtual Device Poll Mode Driver (PMD).
+
+
+Kernel crash when hot-unplug igb_uio device while DPDK application is running
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+**Description**:
+ When device has been bound to igb_uio driver and application is running,
+ hot-unplugging the device may cause kernel crash.
+
+**Reason**:
+ When device is hot-unplugged, igb_uio driver will be removed which will destroy UIO resources.
+ Later trying to access any uio resource will cause kernel crash.
+
+**Resolution/Workaround**:
+ If using DPDK for PCI HW hot-unplug, prefer to bind device with VFIO instead of IGB_UIO.
+
+**Affected Environment/Platform**:
+ ALL.
+
+**Driver/Module**:
+ ``igb_uio`` module.
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