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From: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@intel.com>
To: raman geetha gopalakrishnan <glowingsun@gmail.com>,
	dev@dpdk.org, users <users@dpdk.org>
Subject: Re: [dpdk-users] [dpdk-dev] Reg DPDK with unsupported NIC
Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2017 12:07:42 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <8a209536-17fc-790c-527f-5354a185c2e6@intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CABAuC=nryWPTq18ZjANpvckAEfkFvoCefGFy0bO+ME1KsEYkxw@mail.gmail.com>

On 3/14/2017 9:28 AM, raman geetha gopalakrishnan wrote:
> 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?

You can use it. KNI does not require a physical device at all.

But with the KNI support in main tree, you need to use KNI specific
APIs, - which KNI sample app shows.

With the KNI PMD in next-net tree, it is possible to use KNI as any
other device.

> 
> In what way i can still develop DPDK APP with non supported NIC till get
> the DPDK NIC.
> 
> Thanks
> Raman
> 

  parent reply	other threads:[~2017-03-14 12:07 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2017-03-14  9:28 [dpdk-users] " raman geetha gopalakrishnan
2017-03-14  9:46 ` [dpdk-users] [dpdk-dev] " Thomas Monjalon
2017-03-14 10:13   ` raman geetha gopalakrishnan
2017-03-14  9:52 ` Wiles, Keith
2017-03-14 10:13   ` raman geetha gopalakrishnan
2017-03-14 12:07 ` Ferruh Yigit [this message]
2017-03-15  4:45   ` Bruce Richardson
2017-03-15  5:24     ` Stephen Hemminger

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