[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] vfio: allow to map other memory regions

Wodkowski, PawelX pawelx.wodkowski at intel.com
Mon Jun 5 10:16:11 CEST 2017


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Wodkowski, PawelX
> Sent: Monday, June 05, 2017 1:54 PM
> To: Wodkowski, PawelX <pawelx.wodkowski at intel.com>
> Subject: [PATCH] vfio: allow to map other memory regions
> 
> Currently it is not possible to use memory that is not owned by DPDK to
> perform DMA. This scenarion might be used in vhost applications (like
> SPDK) where guest send its own memory table. To fill this gap provide
> API to allow registering arbitrary address in VFIO container.
> 
> Change-Id: Ic1f56e850cfdaa48eec02a8ee400e4a66f32892a
> Signed-off-by: Pawel Wodkowski <pawelx.wodkowski at intel.com>

Any thoughts about final version?

Thanks
Pawel


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