From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mails.dpdk.org (mails.dpdk.org [217.70.189.124]) by inbox.dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EEED1A0566 for ; Wed, 3 Mar 2021 06:07:15 +0100 (CET) Received: from [217.70.189.124] (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mails.dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7204A40683; Wed, 3 Mar 2021 06:07:15 +0100 (CET) Received: from mail-ej1-f52.google.com (mail-ej1-f52.google.com [209.85.218.52]) by mails.dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 554E04067B for ; Wed, 3 Mar 2021 06:07:14 +0100 (CET) Received: by mail-ej1-f52.google.com with SMTP id mm21so39393999ejb.12 for ; Tue, 02 Mar 2021 21:07:14 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=2tEXP7R5amQQsk/JghS0qGDNjqN8M4UCNmIFr+TflgE=; b=hRrA5Xr47B7RKy0nk6DgWAcXrIAtUWoMng0DvneF+jtDjUa/mvvsaeWSGSGPLUF2ZD ZsoM8XOIMRr+47z/KIWaODwX6aaW/KlzY9KQsnRvS2CAMSDmTj6x4SpaOaFJqm9ob9hA DK/sz85YtLJHF8ojzWayqHO2x4z6LKt85u7/y2S5CaEfxanB7OyzuCPI5QiBxqW+dyd9 u2aWW43o2+YP/SgcRRvNuV+6FAtjJBz7UVf5U8UGuAm+PlTqbYArz/nuoD3D9eultHej b/ruMBS/i3rw7jidckYuZ4Z4QzsJAAOVOfQgOhCXYNX/JEudoj5C83IAdkHpS6rb+S7o hkWA== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=2tEXP7R5amQQsk/JghS0qGDNjqN8M4UCNmIFr+TflgE=; b=QWNgyFoC3WxGR0XFzRGPQ0ohh4YoKNqi74KYRYvNoQrYitrQRtPn7K3KLX4dw0azHe KCo1uh/BVA0JLGBOtRiWRaJoqSle/j7Jh/+SKa6iCaY7YyJ4svYzdLRXy33H+uaj+/xH i2f9rp0gPLjHUuZX01hNUn/kZIFfJSmrnP4GiXJZSu1cyjyqyPIsuzy71L9GctrwpWig t0nUSSP/we6yoirs5wVpaGkWgZvTUixjPyNsPenTpxhEo1Z6lk4VykKu7r3kpTcixSvt ARI7CExqaQb8C3tutzsKxJ62Gf43siMcjXUWLl9i5A3jJjIDikfjrBYgqap2i5zlJi3J Zl8Q== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM530KkPdtcduo9CXRtrDAAF/J1lbPU274LxoD5Yu8XleoqT2N7d2R K2yBGjGKkniG0ROnl3tPoduiE7ic1akhZdP056o= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJyC5njhoJOf++rTFy6biBJNhZb6PssaipIe4fu5EtpdEigy4AJxMRj0+9kquhU1pLpu0mf5v5JdYY3xWD3Qz5g= X-Received: by 2002:a17:906:c210:: with SMTP id d16mr23862690ejz.187.1614748033906; Tue, 02 Mar 2021 21:07:13 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <20210302201445.40736980@sovereign> In-Reply-To: <20210302201445.40736980@sovereign> From: Vijayakumar Athithan Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2021 10:37:01 +0530 Message-ID: To: Dmitry Kozlyuk Cc: "users@dpdk.org" Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.29 Subject: Re: [dpdk-users] How to test DPDK port in VM workstation player X-BeenThere: users@dpdk.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: DPDK usage discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: users-bounces@dpdk.org Sender: "users" On Tue, Mar 2, 2021 at 10:44 PM Dmitry Kozlyuk wrote: > 2021-03-02 17:51, Vijayakumar Athithan: > > Hi, > > > > I have been exploring DPDK 19.xx for a firewall use case demo. Over the > > last few weeks I was able to understand how to run testpmd, dpdk-pdump, > > basicfwd. I was able to build DPDK, compile examples and bind the DPDK > > drivers to NIC interfaces as well using dpdk-setup.sh. > > > > I struggle to test DPDK applications as my laptop NIC is not supported by > > DPDK. Then I used a VMware workstation player where host OS is Windows10 > > and guest OS is Ubuntu 16.xx. In VM I get e1000 ( Intel Corporation > 82540EM) > > as ethernet controller. > > > > I get I/O error when I try to run DPDK applications as there is known > > limitation on using Intel Corporation 82540EM based on one of the > > references. > > Is there way to change e1000-82540EM into other supported NIC in vm > player ? > > Hi Vijayakumar, > > You're looking for vmxnet3, VMWare-native paravirtualized device. > There's a vmxnet3 PMD in DPDK. > Adapter type should be configurable in VM properties. > > Hi Dmitry, Thanks for your inputs. Let me try with your inputs and get back to you. Thanks, B.Vijayakumar Athithan