[dpdk-dev] Reg DPDK with unsupported NIC

[Gémes Géza]

2017-03-14 10:28 keltezéssel, raman geetha gopalakrishnan írta:
> Hi ,
>
> Please find my query, Currently i am planning to develop DPDK APP (linux
> env). I do not have DPDK supported NIC. Till then i would still like to
> develop DPDK APP and want DPDK  to use OS interface to TX/RX packets from
> NIC. How can i make it? I went through KNI and my understanding is you
> cannot use it - is this correct?
>
> In what way i can still develop DPDK APP with non supported NIC till get
> the DPDK NIC.
>
> Thanks
> Raman

Hi,

My recommendation is to do your development in a KVM VM. DPDK works 
perfectly with virtio NICs.

Geza