[dpdk-users] How to use --vdev parameter?

[Xia, Chenbo]

Hi Utkarsh,

> -----Original Message-----
> From: users <users-bounces at dpdk.org> On Behalf Of Utkarsh Kathuria
> Sent: Monday, July 26, 2021 5:48 PM
> To: users at dpdk.org
> Subject: [dpdk-users] How to use --vdev parameter?
> 
> Hi,
> I am using Intel 100G E810 NIC card.
> I want to know that does the parameter --vdev='  ' values depend on what
> type of NIC card we use or not.
> For example: --vdev 'net_pcap0,rx_pcap=input.pcap,tx_pcap=output.pcap' in
> this statement why net_pcap0 was used?
> Please someone help me understand this.

Vdev param is for virtual devices and you are using real hardware devices.
So you don't need to consider this if you only want to start up the E810 NIC.

Thanks,
Chenbo

> 
> Thank you
> Regards
> Utkarsh