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Subject: [dpdk-dev] NIC-related dpdk questions.
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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 vend=
or ?

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