From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mails.dpdk.org (mails.dpdk.org [217.70.189.124]) by inbox.dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9103FA00C4; Fri, 1 Jul 2022 14:59:30 +0200 (CEST) Received: from [217.70.189.124] (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mails.dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 312E740A7B; Fri, 1 Jul 2022 14:59:30 +0200 (CEST) Received: from us-smtp-delivery-124.mimecast.com (us-smtp-delivery-124.mimecast.com [170.10.129.124]) by mails.dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CE1684069D for ; Fri, 1 Jul 2022 14:59:27 +0200 (CEST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=redhat.com; s=mimecast20190719; t=1656680367; h=from:from:reply-to:subject:subject:date:date:message-id:message-id: to:to:cc:cc:mime-version:mime-version:content-type:content-type: content-transfer-encoding:content-transfer-encoding: in-reply-to:in-reply-to:references:references; bh=dZUpndqjvuUKJkt/LbOyY0J3hQSB6yYQdwp1QIYB6t0=; b=VuquNLDEFaJ0mBIqnLEvg+2El7nfOiaDiYuf4+PAOVAP2uyqQgkCVdL9AAwi85A8SbzHNs F3jADpEjgrGrw0PLt8lFZZmiIpa9es3oNDq6ekLBOOdEbOS5v2lGCGCFlSRUIbrZOvmlvG aTessyA0/qb3ZtI6ESubdfezELngzBM= Received: from mimecast-mx02.redhat.com (mx3-rdu2.redhat.com [66.187.233.73]) by relay.mimecast.com with ESMTP with STARTTLS (version=TLSv1.2, cipher=TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384) id us-mta-377-hFwVUrFTNh6lF0nXTw9dqw-1; Fri, 01 Jul 2022 08:59:24 -0400 X-MC-Unique: hFwVUrFTNh6lF0nXTw9dqw-1 Received: from smtp.corp.redhat.com (int-mx02.intmail.prod.int.rdu2.redhat.com [10.11.54.2]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mimecast-mx02.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id D9E723C11730; Fri, 1 Jul 2022 12:59:23 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [10.39.208.30] (unknown [10.39.208.30]) by smtp.corp.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id AD334400E6EC; Fri, 1 Jul 2022 12:59:22 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2022 14:59:04 +0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:91.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/91.10.0 Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 1/4] doc/howto: rework section on virtio-user as exception path To: Bruce Richardson , dev@dpdk.org Cc: Chenbo Xia , stable@dpdk.org References: <20220527162659.129022-1-bruce.richardson@intel.com> <20220610153535.659076-1-bruce.richardson@intel.com> <20220610153535.659076-2-bruce.richardson@intel.com> From: Maxime Coquelin In-Reply-To: <20220610153535.659076-2-bruce.richardson@intel.com> X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.84 on 10.11.54.2 Authentication-Results: relay.mimecast.com; auth=pass smtp.auth=CUSA124A263 smtp.mailfrom=maxime.coquelin@redhat.com X-Mimecast-Spam-Score: 0 X-Mimecast-Originator: redhat.com Content-Language: en-US Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-BeenThere: dev@dpdk.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: DPDK patches and discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: dev-bounces@dpdk.org On 6/10/22 17:35, Bruce Richardson wrote: > This patch extensively reworks the howto guide on using virtio-user for > exception packets. Changes include: > > * rename "exceptional path" to "exception path" > * remove references to uio and just reference vfio-pci > * simplify testpmd command-lines, giving a basic usage example first > before adding on detail about checksum or TSO parameters > * give a complete working example showing traffic flowing through the > whole system from a testpmd loopback using the created TAP netdev > * replace use of "ifconfig" with Linux standard "ip" command > * other general rewording. > > CC: stable@dpdk.org > > Signed-off-by: Bruce Richardson > > --- > V3: > * fix error reported by Chenbo on review. > * add stable on CC, since this rework could be applicable for older > releases too, if desired for backport. > --- > .../howto/virtio_user_as_exceptional_path.rst | 159 +++++++++++------- > 1 file changed, 100 insertions(+), 59 deletions(-) > Reviewed-by: Maxime Coquelin Thanks, Maxime