From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from na01-bl2-obe.outbound.protection.outlook.com (mail-bl2on0071.outbound.protection.outlook.com [65.55.169.71]) by dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3A93E569D for ; Thu, 2 Apr 2015 05:28:16 +0200 (CEST) Received: from BY1PR03MB1338.namprd03.prod.outlook.com (25.162.109.20) by BY1PR03MB1338.namprd03.prod.outlook.com (25.162.109.20) with Microsoft SMTP Server (TLS) id 15.1.125.19; Thu, 2 Apr 2015 03:28:13 +0000 Received: from BY1PR03MB1338.namprd03.prod.outlook.com ([25.162.109.20]) by BY1PR03MB1338.namprd03.prod.outlook.com ([25.162.109.20]) with mapi id 15.01.0125.002; Thu, 2 Apr 2015 03:28:13 +0000 From: Karmarkar Suyash To: Stephen Hemminger Thread-Topic: [dpdk-dev] Running DPDK with Docker Thread-Index: AdBspSzSUR6lRbwLSvi8bcMpsCiY+gABlxWAABJS+xA= Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2015 03:28:12 +0000 Message-ID: References: <20150401114159.5aabb5fb@urahara> In-Reply-To: <20150401114159.5aabb5fb@urahara> Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: x-originating-ip: [106.51.128.243] authentication-results: networkplumber.org; dkim=none (message not signed) header.d=none; x-microsoft-antispam: UriScan:;BCL:0;PCL:0;RULEID:;SRVR:BY1PR03MB1338; x-forefront-antispam-report: BMV:1; SFV:NSPM; SFS:(10009020)(6009001)(51704005)(24454002)(13464003)(377454003)(62966003)(77156002)(15395725005)(40100003)(122556002)(15975445007)(102836002)(66066001)(92566002)(33656002)(2900100001)(2950100001)(50986999)(76176999)(87936001)(86362001)(2656002)(74316001)(19580405001)(46102003)(76576001)(54356999)(19580395003)(110136001); DIR:OUT; SFP:1101; SCL:1; SRVR:BY1PR03MB1338; H:BY1PR03MB1338.namprd03.prod.outlook.com; FPR:; SPF:None; MLV:sfv; LANG:en; x-microsoft-antispam-prvs: x-exchange-antispam-report-test: UriScan:; x-exchange-antispam-report-cfa-test: BCL:0; PCL:0; RULEID:(601004)(5002010)(5005006); SRVR:BY1PR03MB1338; BCL:0; PCL:0; RULEID:; SRVR:BY1PR03MB1338; x-forefront-prvs: 0534947130 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-OriginatorOrg: sonusnet.com X-MS-Exchange-CrossTenant-originalarrivaltime: 02 Apr 2015 03:28:12.8541 (UTC) X-MS-Exchange-CrossTenant-fromentityheader: Hosted X-MS-Exchange-CrossTenant-id: 29a671dc-ed7e-4a54-b1e5-8da1eb495dc3 X-MS-Exchange-Transport-CrossTenantHeadersStamped: BY1PR03MB1338 Cc: "dev@dpdk.org" Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] Running DPDK with Docker 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: Thu, 02 Apr 2015 03:28:16 -0000 << igb_uio and rte_kni are unlikely to be accepted upstream since they have= intrinsic security problems. Can you use VFIO?>> Hi Stephen, Thanks for the reply. Can you please elaborate on the security issue?Thanks= . Regards Suyash -----Original Message----- From: Stephen Hemminger [mailto:stephen@networkplumber.org]=20 Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2015 12:12 AM To: Karmarkar Suyash Cc: dev@dpdk.org Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] Running DPDK with Docker On Wed, 1 Apr 2015 17:56:56 +0000 Karmarkar Suyash wrote: > Hi, >=20 > Given the popularity of Docker it would be nice if we can run DPDK inside= a Docker container but the challenge is the igb_uio.ko and rte_kni.ko kern= el modules which need to be compiled with the exact kernel source running o= n the host. Are there ways to seamlessly run DPDK with Docker? I came acro= ss an articles about running DPDK with Linux container but still the requir= ement is to insert igb_uio. Any plans to make the igb_uio and rte_kni modul= es as default modules of Linux source code or any other better approaches/s= uggestions ? Thanks. >=20 > http://dpdk.org/ml/archives/dev/2014-October/006373.html > http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.comp.networking.dpdk.devel/6479 igb_uio and rte_kni are unlikely to be accepted upstream since they have in= trinsic security problems. Can you use VFIO?