This makes it easier to check which driver name is reported through ethdev rte_eth_dev_info_get().
Example: root at ubuntu1604:~/dpdk# ./build/app/testpmd -c 0x6 --vdev net_af_packet0,iface=mgmt0 -- -i --total-num-mbufs 2049 [snip] testpmd> show port info all ********************* Infos for port 0 ********************* MAC address: DE:AD:DE:01:02:03 Driver name: net_af_packet Connect to socket: 0 memory allocation on the socket: 0 Signed-off-by: David Marchand <david.marchand at 6wind.com> --- This small patch is what I used to check http://dpdk.org/dev/patchwork/patch/17170/ and http://dpdk.org/dev/patchwork/patch/17171/. --- app/test-pmd/config.c | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/app/test-pmd/config.c b/app/test-pmd/config.c index 36c47ab..8cf537d 100644 --- a/app/test-pmd/config.c +++ b/app/test-pmd/config.c @@ -454,10 +454,13 @@ port_infos_display(portid_t port_id) } port = &ports[port_id]; rte_eth_link_get_nowait(port_id, &link); + memset(&dev_info, 0, sizeof(dev_info)); + rte_eth_dev_info_get(port_id, &dev_info); printf("\n%s Infos for port %-2d %s\n", info_border, port_id, info_border); rte_eth_macaddr_get(port_id, &mac_addr); print_ethaddr("MAC address: ", &mac_addr); + printf("\nDriver name: %s", dev_info.driver_name); printf("\nConnect to socket: %u", port->socket_id); if (port_numa[port_id] != NUMA_NO_CONFIG) { @@ -500,8 +503,6 @@ port_infos_display(portid_t port_id) printf(" qinq(extend) off \n"); } - memset(&dev_info, 0, sizeof(dev_info)); - rte_eth_dev_info_get(port_id, &dev_info); if (dev_info.hash_key_size > 0) printf("Hash key size in bytes: %u\n", dev_info.hash_key_size); if (dev_info.reta_size > 0) -- 2.7.4