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From: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
To: "forsakening@sina.cn" <forsakening@sina.cn>
Cc: Caianning <caianning@huawei.com>, users <users@dpdk.org>
Subject: Re: [dpdk-users] Is there something like ixgb_uio.ko for ixgbe?
Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2016 08:36:27 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20160817083627.02cbd561@xeon-e3> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <201608171146357344866@sina.cn>

On Wed, 17 Aug 2016 11:46:37 +0800
"forsakening@sina.cn" <forsakening@sina.cn> wrote:

> Hi:
>     Ixgbe can use igb_uio.ko
> 
> 
> 
> forsakening@sina.cn
>  
> From: Caianning
> Date: 2016-08-17 11:25
> To: users@dpdk.org
> Subject: [dpdk-users] Is there something like ixgb_uio.ko for ixgbe?
>  
> Hi,
>          I am using dpdk for ixgbe. But after compiling DPDK, I just got igb_uio.ko.
>          Is there something like ixgb_uio.ko?
>  
>          Thank you.
>  
>  
>  

You are better off using VFIO (which does not require a new kernel driver), if possible.
That means using IOMMU if on bare metal, and the new vfio-noiommu mode in more recent kernels.

      reply	other threads:[~2016-08-17 15:36 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2016-08-17  3:25 Caianning
2016-08-17  3:46 ` forsakening
2016-08-17 15:36   ` Stephen Hemminger [this message]

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