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  1. What: /kvd/
  2. Date: 08-Jan-2018
  3. KernelVersion: v4.16
  4. Contact: mlxsw@mellanox.com
  5. Description: The main database in the Spectrum device is a centralized
  6. KVD database used for many of the tables used to configure
  7. the chip including L2 FDB, L3 LPM, ECMP and more. The KVD
  8. is divided into two sections, the first is hash-based table
  9. and the second is a linear access table. The division
  10. between the linear and hash-based sections is static and
  11. require reload before the changes take effect.
  12. What: /kvd/linear
  13. Date: 08-Jan-2018
  14. KernelVersion: v4.16
  15. Contact: mlxsw@mellanox.com
  16. Description: The linear section of the KVD is managed by software as a
  17. flat memory accessed using an index.
  18. What: /kvd/hash_single
  19. Date: 08-Jan-2018
  20. KernelVersion: v4.16
  21. Contact: mlxsw@mellanox.com
  22. Description: The hash based section of the KVD is managed by the switch
  23. device. Used in case the key size is smaller or equal to
  24. 64bit.
  25. What: /kvd/hash_double
  26. Date: 08-Jan-2018
  27. KernelVersion: v4.16
  28. Contact: mlxsw@mellanox.com
  29. Description: The hash based section of the KVD is managed by the switch
  30. device. Used in case the key is larger than 64 bit.