Yes, it is required, replace igb_uio with vfio-pci,
I'd recommend reading this doc
https://doc.dpdk.org/guides/linux_gsg/linux_drivers.html#linux-gsg-binding-kernel

On Mon, Jul 29, 2024 at 2:02 PM David Aldrich <david.aldrich.ntml@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi Stephen and Oleksandr
>
> Thanks for your replies.
>
> I guess the documentation I'm looking at is out-of-date, but the
> Broadcom app note I'm looking at suggests testing with testpmd, but
> first binding with:
>
> usertools/dpdk-devbind.py -b igb_uio <PCI Device ID>
>
> Given igb_uio is deprecated, is this binding step still required and,
> if so, what parameters are now required?
>
> Best regards
> David
>
> On Fri, Jul 26, 2024 at 6:30 PM Stephen Hemminger
> <stephen@networkplumber.org> wrote:
> >
> > On Fri, 26 Jul 2024 16:04:07 +0100
> > David Aldrich <david.aldrich.ntml@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi
> > > I am using DPDK 23.11.1. I need to build and install linux kernel
> > > module igb_uio.
> >
> > Are you sure? igb_uio has been deprecated in favor of vfio_pci.
> > Unless you are on a really old kernel, there is no longer a need for
> igb_uio.
>