[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 0/4] Use common Linux tools to control DPDK ports

Ferruh Yigit ferruh.yigit at intel.com
Mon Mar 14 16:31:34 CET 2016


On 3/9/2016 11:41 AM, Ferruh Yigit wrote:
> This patch sent to keep record of latest status of the work.
> 
> 
> This work is to make DPDK ports more visible and to enable using common
> Linux tools to configure DPDK ports.
> 
> Patch is based on KNI but contains only control functionality of it,
> also this patch does not include any Linux kernel network driver as
> part of it.
> 
> Basically with the help of a kernel module (KCP), virtual Linux network
> interfaces named as "dpdk$" are created per DPDK port, control messages
> sent to these virtual interfaces are forwarded to DPDK, and response
> sent back to Linux application.
> 
> Virtual interfaces created when DPDK application started and destroyed
> automatically when DPDK application terminated.
> 
> Communication between kernel-space and DPDK done using netlink socket.
> 
> In long term this patch intends to replace the KNI and KNI will be
> depreciated.
> 

Self-NACK: Will work on netdev to upstream this.



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