From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from DUB004-OMC2S31.hotmail.com (dub004-omc2s31.hotmail.com [157.55.1.170]) by dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E43EB5926 for ; Wed, 9 Jul 2014 22:07:20 +0200 (CEST) Received: from DUB131-W89 ([157.55.1.138]) by DUB004-OMC2S31.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(7.5.7601.22712); Wed, 9 Jul 2014 13:07:43 -0700 X-TMN: [2LX1h3/3ETXUSoCPlQudeH0JbYdrqrqi] X-Originating-Email: [hobywank@hotmail.com] Message-ID: From: Hobywan Kenoby To: "ssujith@cisco.com" , "dev@dpdk.org" Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2014 22:07:43 +0200 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: <20140709152039.GB5250@localhost.localdomain> References: <1404916536-1364-1-git-send-email-pablo.de.lara.guarch@intel.com>, <20140709152039.GB5250@localhost.localdomain> MIME-Version: 1.0 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 09 Jul 2014 20:07:43.0188 (UTC) FILETIME=[71728140:01CF9BB1] Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.15 Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] PMD for Cisco VIC Ethernet NIC - Request for guidelines for submission X-BeenThere: dev@dpdk.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: patches and discussions about DPDK List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 09 Jul 2014 20:07:21 -0000 Hi Sujith=2C It was exciting to see open source code coming from Cisco ensuring a DPDK a= pplication can run on any platform and with any card....I haven't seen your= patch yet. What happened? HK =0A= =0A= =0A= =0A= > Date : Wed=2C 28 May 2014 08:06> From : dev=0A= [mailto:dev-bounces@dpdk.org] =0A= =0A= > To :=0A= dev@dpdk.org=0A= =0A= > Subject :=0A= [dpdk-dev] PMD for Cisco VIC Ethernet NIC - Request for guidelines=0A= =0A= > for submission=0A= =0A= > =0A= =0A= > =0A= =0A= > Hi all=2C=0A= =0A= > =0A= =0A= > We have been working on development of poll-mode=0A= driver for Cisco VIC=0A= =0A= > Ethernet NIC and integration of it with DPDK. We would like to submit th= is=0A= =0A= > poll-mode driver (ENIC PMD) to the DPDK community so=0A= that it could be part=0A= =0A= > of the DPDK tree.=0A= =0A= > =0A= =0A= > Could someone please provide the guidelines and=0A= steps to do this? As of=0A= =0A= > now=2C ENIC PMD is being tested with DPDK=0A= 1.6.0r2. Is it alright to submit a=0A= =0A= > patch for DPDK 1.6.0r2?=0A= =0A= > =0A= =0A= > One aspect of ENIC PMD is that it works with=0A= VFIO-PCI and not UIO. Hope=0A= =0A= > this is acceptable. =0A= The following thread in dpdk-dev influenced this=0A= =0A= > decision.=0A= =0A= > http://dpdk.org/ml/archives/dev/2013-July/000373.html=0A= =0A= > =0A= =0A= > ENIC PMD uses one interrupt per interface and it is=0A= used by the NIC for=0A= =0A= > signalling the driver in case of any error. Since this does not come in= =0A= =0A= > the fast path=2C it should be acceptable=2C isn=B9t it?=0A= =0A= > =0A= =0A= > Please give your suggestions and comments.=0A= =0A= > =0A= =0A= > Thanks=2C=0A= =0A= > -Sujith =