[dpdk-dev] Ethtool support in DPDK pmd

Vincent JARDIN vincent.jardin at 6wind.com
Mon Jun 2 23:35:12 CEST 2014


On 02/06/2014 22:37, Chris Wright wrote:
> If drivers stayed in kernel and kernel drivers exposed a mechansim for
> registering application dma buffers for dpdk apps, then ethtool would
> simply work as-is.

Yes, that's the right way to go. Currently, the kernel does not provide 
a generic framework for that and I am not aware of any projects in order 
to define it. Could it be something to discuss on netdev@?

So, as a workaround, some proprietary solutions get implemented in order 
to get ethtool running with any DPDK PMD.

Best regards,
   Vincent


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