DPDK does not have PMD to support veth. I guess you might want to try to run DPDK in container, right? If that is the case, you have to assign a NIC's PF or VF to container to be driven by DPDK PMD.
> -----Original Message----- > From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces at dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Sachin Sharma > Sent: Friday, December 12, 2014 9:35 PM > To: dev at dpdk.org > Subject: [dpdk-dev] How to add veth interfaces in dpdk > > Hi all, > > I have created veth interfaces using command "sudo ip link add veth1 type > veth peer name veth2". However, when I use command "sudo > ./tools/igb_uio_bind.py --force --bind=igb_uio veth1" to add veth into > dpdk. It gives me an error that "Unknown device: veth1. Please specify > device in "bus:slot.func" format". I do not see even veth interfaces using > command "sudo ./tools/igb_uio_bind.py --status". Is there any way that I > can add these interfaces into dpdk? > > > Regards, > Sachin.
