Re: [dpdk-dev] Signature filter for virtual function

["Wu, Jingjing" <jingjing.wu@intel.com>]

Are you talking about 82599?

I have no plan to support this currently. But I don't know there may be volunteers who is planning for it. I guess it also be great if you are eager to contribute to it.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ilan Borenshtein [mailto:ilan@asocstech.com]
> Sent: Monday, August 18, 2014 3:17 PM
> To: Wu, Jingjing; dev@dpdk.org
> Subject: RE: Signature filter for virtual function
> 
> Looking for director packet to different queues in a VF.
> Will it be implemented in future releases ?
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Wu, Jingjing [mailto:jingjing.wu@intel.com]
> Sent: Monday, August 18, 2014 3:40 AM
> To: Ilan Borenshtein; dev@dpdk.org
> Subject: RE: Signature filter for virtual function
> 
> Could you explain what exactly you want? Director packet to a VF? Or director packet to
> different queue in a VF?
> 
> For the first one, I think if you know which queue the VF is using, the flow director can do it
> (it's my understanding, haven't try).
> But for the latter, I have no idea which way can be used instead.
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ilan Borenshtein [mailto:ilan@asocstech.com]
> > Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2014 3:34 PM
> > To: Wu, Jingjing; dev@dpdk.org
> > Subject: RE: Signature filter for virtual function
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > Is there any other way except of the Flow director to use the different Rx queues by a VF ?
> > Will the next versions support flow director for VF ?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Ilan B
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Wu, Jingjing [mailto:jingjing.wu@intel.com]
> > Sent: Friday, August 15, 2014 10:51 AM
> > To: Ilan Borenshtein; dev@dpdk.org
> > Subject: RE: Signature filter for virtual function
> >
> > Hi
> >
> > Flow director is not supported on VF now.
> > I think this may be the reason why ENOTSUP is returned.
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces@dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Ilan
> > > Borenshtein
> > > Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2014 8:34 PM
> > > To: dev@dpdk.org
> > > Subject: [dpdk-dev] Signature filter for virtual function
> > >
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > I'm trying to configure the flow director of VF 82599 port using
> > > rte_eth_dev_fdir_add_signature_filter ().
> > > The function returns with ENOTSUP.
> > > Doe's flow director supported for VF ?
> > > What can be the reason for ENOTSUP ?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Ilan B