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Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 2/2] ethtool: add new library to provide
	ethtool-alike APIs
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2015-06-05 16:07, Andrew Harvey:
> On 6/5/15, 3:46 AM, "Thomas Monjalon" <thomas.monjalon@6wind.com> wro=
te:
> >Stephen and me say the same thing about using the ethdev API.
>=20
> And your would have a point would be valid if dpdk were available to =
every
> interface we support (it is not) and on every processor architecture =
that
> we support (it is not) and every OS we support (it is not).  So to
> minimize entropy in the code why not leave the client code the same
> ioctl(fd, =E2=80=A6) and hide the implementation
> detail in a wrapper library.

Please, explain the relation between an ioctl and the DPDK.