[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1 0/3] Introduce new class for vDPA device drivers

Thomas Monjalon thomas at monjalon.net
Wed Jan 8 13:58:56 CET 2020


08/01/2020 13:39, Xu, Rosen:
> From: Matan Azrad <matan at mellanox.com>
> > From: Xu, Rosen
> > > Did you think about OVS DPDK?
> > > vDPA is a basic module for OVS, currently it will take some exception
> > > path packet processing for OVS, so it still needs to integrate eth_dev.
> > 
> > I don't understand your question.
> > 
> > What do you mean by "integrate eth_dev"?
> 
> My questions is in OVS DPDK scenario vDPA device implements eth_dev ops,
> so create a new class and move ifc code to this new class is not ok.

1/ I don't understand the relation with OVS.

2/ no, vDPA device implements vDPA ops.
If it implements ethdev ops, it is an ethdev device.

Please show an example of what you claim.





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