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From: Vincent JARDIN <vincent.jardin@6wind.com>
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Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] igb_uio fails on VirtualBox virtio
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You should use another virtio because it avoids uio constraints.

I have been using it to run testpmd on Virtualbox longtime ago.

See http://dpdk.org/browse/virtio-net-pmd/

Best regards,
   Vincent
Le 8 f=E9vr. 2014 01:35, "Reda Haddad" <reda.haddad@ericsson.com> a =E9crit=
 :

> Hi,
>
> I am getting a "write error: No such device" when:
> echo  0000:00:08.0 > /sys/bus/pci/drivers/igb_uio/bind
>
> This is on Virtualbox with a virtio based adapter.
>
> This also fails when using the dpdk pci_unbind:
> ./tools/pci_unbind.py --bind=3Digb_uio 00:08.0
> Cannot bind to driver igb_uio
>
> I have read (http://dpdk.org/doc) that the dpdk (I am using version 1.6)
> supports virtio on virtual box. Is it truly supported?
> If yes, any clue on what is the problem?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Reda
>