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From: "Singh, Jasvinder" <jasvinder.singh@intel.com>
To: Phil Yang <Phil.Yang@arm.com>, "dev@dpdk.org" <dev@dpdk.org>
Cc: "Dumitrescu, Cristian" <cristian.dumitrescu@intel.com>
Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] app/testpmd: remove softnic forward mode
Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2020 08:38:25 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <CY4PR11MB00726FAFC317CD2A034F71CBE0940@CY4PR11MB0072.namprd11.prod.outlook.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <VE1PR08MB464035064F096805E0C0EB58E9940@VE1PR08MB4640.eurprd08.prod.outlook.com>



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Phil Yang <Phil.Yang@arm.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2020 8:38 AM
> To: Singh, Jasvinder <jasvinder.singh@intel.com>; dev@dpdk.org
> Cc: Dumitrescu, Cristian <cristian.dumitrescu@intel.com>
> Subject: RE: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] app/testpmd: remove softnic forward mode
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: dev <dev-bounces@dpdk.org> On Behalf Of Jasvinder Singh
> > Sent: Monday, June 22, 2020 11:51 PM
> > To: dev@dpdk.org
> > Cc: cristian.dumitrescu@intel.com
> > Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] app/testpmd: remove softnic forward mode
> >
> > Softnic can be used like other virtual devices without needing any
> > special mode. Therefore, softnic forward mode is removed from testpmd
> > app. Documentation is updated as well.
> >
> Hi Jasvinder,
> 
> One quick question for this change.  How can we test the softnic PMD
> without this mode?
> The softnic PMD guidance uses testpmd softnic mode in the PMD test
> section.
> However, when I switch the forward mode from softnic to IO mode, the
> testpmd cannot work as expected.
> 
> I think you need to update the softnic PMD page as well.
> doc/guides/nics/softnic.rst
> 
> Thanks,
> Phil
> 

Hi Phil,

I have sent a separate patch on softnic PMD document update with the command to run softnic with testpmd, https://patches.dpdk.org/patch/71984/

Thanks,
Jasvinder

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  reply	other threads:[~2020-06-23  8:38 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2020-06-22 15:51 Jasvinder Singh
2020-06-23  7:38 ` Phil Yang
2020-06-23  8:38   ` Singh, Jasvinder [this message]
2020-06-23  8:41     ` David Marchand
2020-06-23  8:49       ` Singh, Jasvinder
2020-06-23  9:32 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2] " Jasvinder Singh
2020-07-10 16:59   ` Ferruh Yigit

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