From: "Singh, Jasvinder" <jasvinder.singh@intel.com>
To: David Marchand <david.marchand@redhat.com>
Cc: Phil Yang <Phil.Yang@arm.com>, "dev@dpdk.org" <dev@dpdk.org>,
"Dumitrescu, Cristian" <cristian.dumitrescu@intel.com>
Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] app/testpmd: remove softnic forward mode
Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2020 08:49:11 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <CY4PR11MB0072B6C5B697292F6993A529E0940@CY4PR11MB0072.namprd11.prod.outlook.com> (raw)
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Marchand <david.marchand@redhat.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2020 9:42 AM
> To: Singh, Jasvinder <jasvinder.singh@intel.com>
> Cc: Phil Yang <Phil.Yang@arm.com>; dev@dpdk.org; Dumitrescu, Cristian
> <cristian.dumitrescu@intel.com>
> Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] app/testpmd: remove softnic forward mode
>
> On Tue, Jun 23, 2020 at 10:38 AM Singh, Jasvinder
> <jasvinder.singh@intel.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > > -----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/
>
> It should be a single patch.
>
Ok, will merge document patch with this one.
> --
> David Marchand
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2020-06-23 8:49 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
2020-06-23 8:41 ` David Marchand
2020-06-23 8:49 ` Singh, Jasvinder [this message]
2020-06-23 9:32 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2] " Jasvinder Singh
2020-07-10 16:59 ` Ferruh Yigit
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