From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from szxga03-in.huawei.com (szxga03-in.huawei.com [45.249.212.189]) by dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 56B343DC for ; Mon, 26 Jun 2017 08:17:00 +0200 (CEST) Received: from 172.30.72.53 (EHLO nkgeml414-hub.china.huawei.com) ([172.30.72.53]) by dggrg03-dlp.huawei.com (MOS 4.4.6-GA FastPath queued) with ESMTP id AQA89649; Mon, 26 Jun 2017 14:16:58 +0800 (CST) Received: from FRAEML701-CAH.china.huawei.com (10.206.14.32) by nkgeml414-hub.china.huawei.com (10.98.56.75) with Microsoft SMTP Server (TLS) id 14.3.235.1; Mon, 26 Jun 2017 14:16:57 +0800 Received: from FRAEML521-MBX.china.huawei.com ([169.254.1.122]) by FRAEML701-CAH.china.huawei.com ([10.206.14.32]) with mapi id 14.03.0301.000; Mon, 26 Jun 2017 08:16:49 +0200 From: "Avi Cohen (A)" To: "Tan, Jianfeng" , "dpdk-ovs@lists.01.org" , "users@dpdk.org" Thread-Topic: VIRTIO for containers Thread-Index: AdLtxRmmOlpUk2OnQW+mTRMij+wCRQAZP+zgAAX4DJA= Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2017 06:16:49 +0000 Message-ID: References: In-Reply-To: Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: x-originating-ip: [10.200.202.183] Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-CFilter-Loop: Reflected X-Mirapoint-Virus-RAPID-Raw: score=unknown(0), refid=str=0001.0A0B0206.5950A6DA.013B, ss=1, re=0.000, recu=0.000, reip=0.000, cl=1, cld=1, fgs=0, ip=169.254.1.122, so=2014-11-16 11:51:01, dmn=2013-03-21 17:37:32 X-Mirapoint-Loop-Id: d4033bdb09b9e1f1e5f1c4908ab61498 Subject: Re: [dpdk-users] VIRTIO for containers X-BeenThere: users@dpdk.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: DPDK usage discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2017 06:17:03 -0000 Thanks Jianfeng, For containers that are *not running* DPDK - are there any thoughts to d= evelop a 'virtio like' device? , for example to connect the container to OV= S-DPDK ?=20 I've tested the performance of a container connected to OVS-DPDK via vdev-= af_packet and processed by virtual PMD, and its performance is good [uses = mmap'ed to userspace - zero copy RX/TX ring buffer] but not good as the performance of a VM connected to OVS-DPDK (@host) v= ia vhost-user virtio. Best Regards avi > -----Original Message----- > From: Tan, Jianfeng [mailto:jianfeng.tan@intel.com] > Sent: Monday, 26 June, 2017 6:15 AM > To: Avi Cohen (A); dpdk-ovs@lists.01.org; users@dpdk.org > Subject: RE: VIRTIO for containers >=20 > Hi Avi, >=20 > > -----Original Message----- > > From: users [mailto:users-bounces@dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Avi Cohen (A) > > Sent: Sunday, June 25, 2017 11:13 PM > > To: dpdk-ovs@lists.01.org; users@dpdk.org > > Subject: [dpdk-users] VIRTIO for containers > > > > Hello, > > Does anyone know the status of this project > > http://dpdk.org/ml/archives/dev/2015-November/027732.html - > > Implementing a virtio device for containers ? >=20 > It has been upstreamed since v16.07. Here is a howto doc: > http://dpdk.org/doc/guides/howto/virtio_user_for_container_networking.h > tml >=20 >=20 > Thanks, > Jianfeng >=20 > > > > Best Regards > > avi