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Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] NIC-related dpdk questions.
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Folks,
Pls let me know if this is not the right forum or provide pointers for
the questions that I asked.

Harish

On Mon, Jun 23, 2014 at 2:22 PM, Harish Patil <patharish@gmail.com> wrote:
> Folks,
> I=E2=80=99m a newbie going thru=E2=80=99 dpdk. Have few quick questions.
>
> 1) Where can I find implementations of PMD of third party (non-Intel)
> adapters like librte_pmd_mlx4 or librte_pmd_oce? Is it available for
> reference?
>
> 2) What are the pre-requisites to start using PMD for a thirdparty NIC ve=
ndor ?
>
> 3) Things to keep in mind if any for using dpdk ?
>
> 4) My understanding is that dpdk can also work other than IA arch but
> with some penalty (eg: ppc)? Is that right ?
>
> Thx
> harish