From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail-ob0-f195.google.com (mail-ob0-f195.google.com [209.85.214.195]) by dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BBAC25AA0 for ; Wed, 10 Jun 2015 22:33:23 +0200 (CEST) Received: by obcuy5 with SMTP id uy5so6014470obc.0 for ; Wed, 10 Jun 2015 13:33:23 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=Gu8B2eB7D1ALNujeIe7yJqgdPaq8PUNxqh10rPm37rQ=; b=P0kd8owlo8kbXSh+e1W81I6uPB3aY1eG3VUvFAWY7rIthUixrU4q1yZNw1yg/9dGpD 8DHcF36gQLtkZaXqSv7ZnORr4NT62IUZjX/clD4P1MjGyf2PBvTvFZGQvnkBxHbGl4Dh cSNxY5voG6soSdV6NqWY3n1rNNmqUagYzX+EhY3/Zsur0cpfKewOz4WKmS1X8d3brkty 6ext7W3UBluQqu+CxM5eVeiUz6i/7cymQhck2NW+Vw4ZjxmtJY5tpUiRonWuhaUH/bzt gCV4XBH9hlMbny5/PpDxaypDo0ZfnCs3eeHNBsbcu5eFyUKMQsCFDNoyqnN53dLpSEPB WdfA== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.60.59.68 with SMTP id x4mr4405678oeq.40.1433968403124; Wed, 10 Jun 2015 13:33:23 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.60.139.6 with HTTP; Wed, 10 Jun 2015 13:33:23 -0700 (PDT) Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2015 13:33:23 -0700 Message-ID: From: "Bill O'Hara" To: dev@dpdk.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.15 Subject: [dpdk-dev] Multi-process model and mlx4 pmd 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: Wed, 10 Jun 2015 20:33:24 -0000 I see from the Mellanox PMD release notes: http://www.mellanox.com/related-docs/prod_software/Mellanox_ConnectX3_ConnectX3Pro_DPDK_PMD_Release_Notes_v1.7-8_2.8.4.pdf that the primary and secondary multi-process model is not supported. Though it's not noted as a limitation in the DPDK guide here: http://dpdk.org/doc/guides/nics/mlx4.html Can anyone shed light on what the source of the limitation is? Is this something that can be worked around, or fixed in the driver, or something fundamental? thanks bill