From: "Wiles, Keith" <keith.wiles@intel.com>
To: Kevin Wilson <wkevils@gmail.com>
Cc: "dev@dpdk.org" <dev@dpdk.org>
Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] Starting pktgen in Tx mode only, without calling RX handler - is it possible ?
Date: Sat, 9 Jun 2018 13:54:04 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1B797D4F-048A-49ED-8531-7545A55E0D1C@intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAGXs5wVZxyj6FwWrHLCokKcoxMN=orJ_Cb_i=FLQw9M+fm0hyQ@mail.gmail.com>
> On Jun 9, 2018, at 2:32 AM, Kevin Wilson <wkevils@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi,
> Is it possible to configure dpdk-pktgen so that it will start only
> transmitting packets, without Rx mode ?
> I could not find a way to achieve it.
>
> More specifically, I mean starting dpdk-pktgen so that it won't call
> rte_eth_rx_burst() ?
>
> (rte_eth_rx_burst() is called from pktgen_main_receive(), which is in
> turn invoked from pktgen_main_rxtx_loop() and from
> pktgen_main_rx_loop() in app/pktgen.c ?
No, at this time pktgen-dpdk will always attempt to do RX calls as some PMDs like bonding need that RX call for timing.
>
> Regards,
> KW
Regards,
Keith
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