[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 0/3] Improve automatic selection of IOVA mode

[Thomas Monjalon]

14/06/2019 11:39, David Marchand:
> In SPDK, not all drivers are registered with DPDK at start up time.
> Previously, that meant DPDK always chose to set itself up in IOVA_PA
> mode. Instead, when the correct iova choice is unclear based on the
> devices and drivers known to DPDK at start up time, use other heuristics
> (such as whether /proc/self/pagemap is accessible) to make a better
> choice.
> 
> This enables SPDK to run as an unprivileged user again without requiring
> users to explicitly set the iova mode on the command line.

Applied, thanks