Re: [ovs-dev] [PATCH v5 3/3] netdev-dpdk: Add support for virtual DPDK PMDs (vdevs)

2017-01-05 Thread Daniele Di Proietto
2017-01-05 2:42 GMT-08:00 Ciara Loftus : > Prior to this commit, the 'dpdk' port type could only be used for > physical DPDK devices. Now, virtual devices (or 'vdevs') are supported. > 'vdev' devices are those which use virtual DPDK Poll Mode Drivers eg. > null, pcap. To

[ovs-dev] [PATCH v5 3/3] netdev-dpdk: Add support for virtual DPDK PMDs (vdevs)

2017-01-05 Thread Ciara Loftus
Prior to this commit, the 'dpdk' port type could only be used for physical DPDK devices. Now, virtual devices (or 'vdevs') are supported. 'vdev' devices are those which use virtual DPDK Poll Mode Drivers eg. null, pcap. To add a DPDK vdev, a valid 'dpdk-devargs' must be set for the given dpdk