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 07F56A0561 for ; Thu, 18 Mar 2021 16:34:28 +0100 (CET) Received: from [217.70.189.124] (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mails.dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BCAC4406B4; Thu, 18 Mar 2021 16:34:28 +0100 (CET) Received: from mail-ej1-f49.google.com (mail-ej1-f49.google.com [209.85.218.49]) by mails.dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E723040698 for ; Thu, 18 Mar 2021 16:34:27 +0100 (CET) Received: by mail-ej1-f49.google.com with SMTP id w3so4624889ejc.4 for ; Thu, 18 Mar 2021 08:34:27 -0700 (PDT) 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=MKyWY0m3QMkfX8miXtYhMY/JH0Jg1mISKiRcjwwjpoM=; b=T7ibDucQMZzZ3+MyG0nap+KmmTlZhaOKtJ23mChLxm2DNaVFa5Tk17Prm51gO6z2fo EZbF0zdyG25AN57E9ceB5ecRaFMafRJUTe9ucwFL4IXDjk23XmdS0ucvqhn+Pi3LOUQ7 SMWWPbLelMNg4amZs9yhmNM9T7d80vZHeyJmEhQ6EGyfDlXZBlnOCKFeAeHlYGkkFvuU IWBHWCkl+PrOKNkVkYm3/vsx4SvOIG0T4D1B6Dl8UeN1TRczpBgRxvcfQPI7ZTaCQFHW tzx/6N8S7+5HMg8fckQmi0sWfkgnJ5svJ7ArxfNwatfZ+HexoFecx+S3Y6xLujBM/HMy 0XwQ== 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=MKyWY0m3QMkfX8miXtYhMY/JH0Jg1mISKiRcjwwjpoM=; b=drtYCg6pHCQEZQi7+xwEh0vQ4J8jBpzD5/ntl6GEdhdrPtpNi+0uGGyaHC3xbm9ChI xRPTZnkGVEjCXjWOcJRP42Oo7WgimbRd58pnbJ554hrTSchgOFhLLgIl8p+w5YDTy35Y BUPtadZY0ODudCmHnT5URNr6OLexS4J4B8kBWSFErw/RJpV17GuheuTNR7wxbdJ/nmG8 xw/ZbIr8W+IK1OBvG49R0GKyNbsvB3ViDhGKIL+ZRlnoiLSBdbJnpTAXyvrAcwLCYjBl JXL7hrotUhobPyaKsmUDyFL5uUCnmNwWQFUBNIU4whuWRJwsyD4dimtYRtcnjGa79OmE Ersw== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM530BJiYkS+xhsLd5ugnpiJDs/Dwpitr8DsnpMy5v7Ff2mR0gaJVX tfYFcdNC8cO109hSLaJynRIhrcCNvfd+VUHjY0Y= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJwyVse+9wXxWftBRZpxlg7g595RAquNXZU/rociliFApZ+oBCe2wpy9FZ9DEB1jlb7rv26ebRHs8L09XaYlvQk= X-Received: by 2002:a17:906:bccc:: with SMTP id lw12mr41022056ejb.268.1616081667668; Thu, 18 Mar 2021 08:34:27 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <20210302201445.40736980@sovereign> In-Reply-To: From: Vijayakumar Athithan Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2021 21:04:14 +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 Wed, Mar 3, 2021 at 10:37 AM Vijayakumar Athithan < athithanvijay@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 > I tried the Ubuntu 18.x version with DPDK 19.xx. e1000 is working there. Not sure what I missed earlier. Thanks for inputs. Thanks, B.Vijayakumar Athithan