From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from szxga02-in.huawei.com (szxga02-in.huawei.com [45.249.212.188]) by dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BEE1F293B for ; Mon, 26 Jun 2017 14:06:15 +0200 (CEST) Received: from 172.30.72.56 (EHLO NKGEML413-HUB.china.huawei.com) ([172.30.72.56]) by dggrg02-dlp.huawei.com (MOS 4.4.6-GA FastPath queued) with ESMTP id AQA38973; Mon, 26 Jun 2017 20:06:11 +0800 (CST) Received: from FRAEML701-CAH.china.huawei.com (10.206.14.32) by NKGEML413-HUB.china.huawei.com (10.98.56.74) with Microsoft SMTP Server (TLS) id 14.3.235.1; Mon, 26 Jun 2017 20:06:09 +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 14:06:01 +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+zgAAX4DJAAA/1+sAAInLGw Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2017 12:06:00 +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=0001.0A0B0207.5950F8B4.0104, 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: 150c0621f038d877658c9c0cad0e8cb8 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 12:06:22 -0000 Thank You Jianfeng > We have developed virtio-user + vhost-kernel as the backend. In that > scenario, you can add the tap interface into a container network namespac= e. > And there's a vhost kthread to push the data out to user space. >=20 > And I cannot guarantee the performance as it has diametric model in VM > (virtio) - OVS-DPDK (vhost). >=20 [Avi Cohen (A)]=20 Can you refer to a document how to run this setup? Best Regards avi >=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) > > via 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 > > > > > > Hi Avi, > > > > > > > -----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 ? > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Jianfeng > > > > > > > > > > > Best Regards > > > > avi