[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 2/5] net/virtio: add link speed devarg

[Thomas Monjalon]

30/03/2020 09:57, Ivan Dyukov:
> Some applications like pktgen use link speed to calculate
> transmission rate. It limits outcome traffic to hardcoded 10G.
> 
> This patch adds speed devarg which allows to configure
> link speed of virtio device.

Is it really a good idea to fake such information?
Shouldn't it be managed differently in the application instead?