| What: /kvd/ |
| Date: 08-Jan-2018 |
| KernelVersion: v4.16 |
| Contact: mlxsw@mellanox.com |
| Description: The main database in the Spectrum device is a centralized |
| KVD database used for many of the tables used to configure |
| the chip including L2 FDB, L3 LPM, ECMP and more. The KVD |
| is divided into two sections, the first is hash-based table |
| and the second is a linear access table. The division |
| between the linear and hash-based sections is static and |
| require reload before the changes take effect. |
| |
| What: /kvd/linear |
| Date: 08-Jan-2018 |
| KernelVersion: v4.16 |
| Contact: mlxsw@mellanox.com |
| Description: The linear section of the KVD is managed by software as a |
| flat memory accessed using an index. |
| |
| What: /kvd/hash_single |
| Date: 08-Jan-2018 |
| KernelVersion: v4.16 |
| Contact: mlxsw@mellanox.com |
| Description: The hash based section of the KVD is managed by the switch |
| device. Used in case the key size is smaller or equal to |
| 64bit. |
| |
| What: /kvd/hash_double |
| Date: 08-Jan-2018 |
| KernelVersion: v4.16 |
| Contact: mlxsw@mellanox.com |
| Description: The hash based section of the KVD is managed by the switch |
| device. Used in case the key is larger than 64 bit. |