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Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 2/4] nfp-uio: new uio driver for netronome
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Hello Alejandro,

On Fri, Oct 16, 2015 at 12:45 PM, Alejandro.Lucero <
alejandro.lucero@netronome.com> wrote:

> From: "Alejandro.Lucero" <alejandro.lucero@netronome.com>
>
> This patch adds a new UIO kernel driver for supporting PCI VFs with
> Netronome
> nfp6000 card. Future PCI PF support will be based on changes to this
> module.
>
> Signed-off-by: Alejandro.Lucero <alejandro.lucero@netronome.com>
> Signed-off-by: Rolf.Neugebauer <rolf.neugebauer@netronome.com>
>

Please, can you elaborate on the need for (yet another) uio driver, rather
than make igb_uio work with your hardware ?

Thanks.

-- 
David Marchand