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.