From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from smtp.tuxdriver.com (charlotte.tuxdriver.com [70.61.120.58]) by dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E94DB1FE for ; Fri, 11 Jul 2014 21:44:40 +0200 (CEST) Received: from uucp by smtp.tuxdriver.com with local-rmail (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1X5gkn-0006VI-1L; Fri, 11 Jul 2014 15:45:09 -0400 Received: from linville-x1.hq.tuxdriver.com (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by linville-x1.hq.tuxdriver.com (8.14.8/8.14.6) with ESMTP id s6BJVdKL003702; Fri, 11 Jul 2014 15:31:40 -0400 Received: (from linville@localhost) by linville-x1.hq.tuxdriver.com (8.14.8/8.14.8/Submit) id s6BJVdLq003701; Fri, 11 Jul 2014 15:31:39 -0400 Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2014 15:31:39 -0400 From: "John W. Linville" To: "Zhou, Danny" Message-ID: <20140711193139.GJ25478@tuxdriver.com> References: <1405024369-30058-1-git-send-email-linville@tuxdriver.com> <20140711174042.GE25478@tuxdriver.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.23 (2014-03-12) Cc: "dev@dpdk.org" Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] librte_pmd_packet: add PMD for AF_PACKET-based virtual devices X-BeenThere: dev@dpdk.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: patches and discussions about DPDK List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2014 19:44:41 -0000 I'm not sure that would make any sense -- the AF_PACKET sockets are mapped to specific interfaces. What are you trying to do with a syntax like that? John On Fri, Jul 11, 2014 at 07:04:19PM +0000, Zhou, Danny wrote: > Does it support specifying multiple NIC interfaces using command line option like "--vdev=eth_packet0,iface=..."? Say "iface=eth0,eth1,eth2...", tried but it doesn't work. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Zhou, Danny > > Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2014 2:01 AM > > To: 'John W. Linville' > > Cc: dev@dpdk.org > > Subject: RE: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] librte_pmd_packet: add PMD for > > AF_PACKET-based virtual devices > > > > Tried on 3.12, both of them are undefined. Anyway, will comment them out and see > > what performance it could achieve. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: John W. Linville [mailto:linville@tuxdriver.com] > > > Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2014 1:41 AM > > > To: Zhou, Danny > > > Cc: dev@dpdk.org > > > Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] librte_pmd_packet: add PMD for > > > AF_PACKET-based virtual devices > > > > > > On Fri, Jul 11, 2014 at 05:20:42PM +0000, Zhou, Danny wrote: > > > > Looks like you used a pretty new kernel version with new socket > > > > options that old > > > kernel like my 3.12 does not support. When I tried this patch, it just > > > cannot build, and compiler complains like below. Which Linux distribution does this > > patch work for? > > > How to ensure it works for old kernels? > > > > > > > > /home/danny/dpdk.org/dpdk/lib/librte_pmd_packet/rte_eth_packet.c: In > > > > function > > > rte_pmd_init_internals: > > > > /home/danny/dpdk.org/dpdk/lib/librte_pmd_packet/rte_eth_packet.c:524 > > > > :1 > > > > 7: error: PACKET_FANOUT_FLAG_ROLLOVER undeclared (first use in this > > > > function) > > > > /home/danny/dpdk.org/dpdk/lib/librte_pmd_packet/rte_eth_packet.c:524 > > > > :1 > > > > 7: note: each undeclared identifier is reported only once for each > > > > function it appears in > > > > /home/danny/dpdk.org/dpdk/lib/librte_pmd_packet/rte_eth_packet.c:557 > > > > :3 > > > > 3: error: PACKET_QDISC_BYPASS undeclared (first use in this > > > > function) > > > > > > Both of them are isolated, so for playing with it you could just comment those out. > > > It looks like PACKET_FANOUT_FLAG_ROLLOVER should have been in 3.10, > > > while PACKET_QDISC_BYPASS didn't show-up until 3.14... > > > > > > /home/linville/git/linux > > > [linville-x1.hq.tuxdriver.com]:> git annotate > > > include/uapi/linux/if_packet.h | grep PACKET_FANOUT_FLAG_ROLLOVER > > > 77f65ebdca506 (Willem de Bruijn 2013-03-19 10:18:11 +0000 64)#define > > > PACKET_FANOUT_FLAG_ROLLOVER 0x1000 > > > > > > /home/linville/git/linux > > > [linville-x1.hq.tuxdriver.com]:> git show -s --format=short > > > 77f65ebdca506 commit 77f65ebdca506870d99bfabe52bde222511022ec > > > Author: Willem de Bruijn > > > > > > packet: packet fanout rollover during socket overload > > > > > > /home/linville/git/linux > > > [linville-x1.hq.tuxdriver.com]:> git describe --contains 77f65ebdca506 > > > v3.10-rc1~66^2~423 > > > > > > /home/linville/git/linux > > > [linville-x1.hq.tuxdriver.com]:> git annotate > > > include/uapi/linux/if_packet.h | grep PACKET_QDISC_BYPASS > > > d346a3fae3ff1 (Daniel Borkmann 2013-12-06 11:36:17 +0100 56)#define > > > PACKET_QDISC_BYPASS 20 > > > > > > /home/linville/git/linux > > > [linville-x1.hq.tuxdriver.com]:> git show -s --format=short > > > d346a3fae3ff1 commit > > > d346a3fae3ff1d99f5d0c819bf86edf9094a26a1 > > > Author: Daniel Borkmann > > > > > > packet: introduce PACKET_QDISC_BYPASS socket option > > > > > > /home/linville/git/linux > > > [linville-x1.hq.tuxdriver.com]:> git describe --contains d346a3fae3ff1 > > > v3.14-rc1~94^2~564 > > > > > > Is there an example of code in DPDK that requires specific kernel > > > versions? What is the preferred method for coding such dependencies? > > > > > > John > > > -- > > > John W. Linville Someday the world will need a hero, and you > > > linville@tuxdriver.com might be all we have. Be ready. > -- John W. Linville Someday the world will need a hero, and you linville@tuxdriver.com might be all we have. Be ready.