[dpdk-dev] i40e 3rdparty QSFP module support

Hi, I have an i40e card with a Finisar QSFP (40G) module. The dpdk driver does not seem to detect the correct mac type for this QSFP module. Inside: STATIC enum i40e_media_type i40e_get_media_type(struct i40e_hw *hw) hw->phy.link_info.phy_type has value 0, which does not match up

[dpdk-dev] DPDK Community Conference Call - Friday 31st October

> -Original Message- > From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces at dpdk.org] On Behalf Of O'driscoll, Tim > Sent: Friday, October 24, 2014 5:22 AM > To: dev at dpdk.org > Subject: [dpdk-dev] DPDK Community Conference Call - Friday 31st October > > We're planning to hold our first community

[dpdk-dev] overcommitting CPUs

Hi, has there been any consideration to introduce a non-spinning network driver (interrupt based), for the purpose of overcommitting CPUs in a virtualized environment? This would obviously have reduced high-end performance but would allow for increased guest density (sharing of physical CPUs)