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Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] Reg DPDK with unsupported NIC
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On Tue, Mar 14, 2017 at 10:31:40AM +0100, Gémes Géza wrote:
> 2017-03-14 10:28 keltezéssel, raman geetha gopalakrishnan írta:
> >Hi ,
> >
> >Please find my query, Currently i am planning to develop DPDK APP (linux
> >env). I do not have DPDK supported NIC. Till then i would still like to
> >develop DPDK APP and want DPDK  to use OS interface to TX/RX packets from
> >NIC. How can i make it? I went through KNI and my understanding is you
> >cannot use it - is this correct?
> >
> >In what way i can still develop DPDK APP with non supported NIC till get
> >the DPDK NIC.
> >
> >Thanks
> >Raman
> 
> Hi,
> 
> My recommendation is to do your development in a KVM VM. DPDK works
> perfectly with virtio NICs.

+1 :)

	--yliu