Thanks for the info. I guess the referenced virtio-net-PMD below is dpdk1.3 compatible but not necessarily a newer version. So I assume will need to update it for 1.6, etc.
So, can anyone confirm that the intel-provided virtio pmd with dpdk 1.6 does NOT work with virtual box? From: Vincent JARDIN <vincent.jardin at 6wind.com<mailto:vincent.jar...@6wind.com>> Date: Saturday, February 8, 2014 4:39 AM To: Ericsson <reda.haddad at ericsson.com<mailto:reda.haddad at ericsson.com>> Cc: "dev at dpdk.org<mailto:dev at dpdk.org>" <dev at dpdk.org<mailto:dev at dpdk.org>> Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] igb_uio fails on VirtualBox virtio You should use another virtio because it avoids uio constraints. I have been using it to run testpmd on Virtualbox longtime ago. See http://dpdk.org/browse/virtio-net-pmd/ Best regards, Vincent Le 8 f?vr. 2014 01:35, "Reda Haddad" <reda.haddad at ericsson.com<mailto:reda.haddad at ericsson.com>> a ?crit : Hi, I am getting a "write error: No such device" when: echo 0000:00:08.0 > /sys/bus/pci/drivers/igb_uio/bind This is on Virtualbox with a virtio based adapter. This also fails when using the dpdk pci_unbind: ./tools/pci_unbind.py ?bind=igb_uio 00:08.0 Cannot bind to driver igb_uio I have read (http://dpdk.org/doc) that the dpdk (I am using version 1.6) supports virtio on virtual box. Is it truly supported? If yes, any clue on what is the problem? Thanks, Reda
