>>Is it possible to get the number of configured queues via mailbox ?
Yes, this is exactly why I need to patch ixgbe PF. Otherwise it always returns 1, even the number is configured as 4. I will make some more experiments before sending the patch for review in one or two days. On Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 4:47 PM, Thomas Monjalon <thomas.monjalon at 6wind.com> wrote: > 17/10/2013 14:43, jigsaw : >> I patched both Intel ixgbe PF driver and DPDK 1.5 VF driver, so that >> DPDK gets 4 queues in one VF. It works fine with all 4 Tx queues. The >> only trick is to set proper mac address for all outgoing packets, >> which must be the same mac as you set to the VF. This trick is >> described in the release note of DPDK. >> >> I wonder whether it makes sense to push this patch to DPDK. Any comments? > > Yes I think it makes sense. > Is it possible to get the number of configured queues via mailbox ? > > -- > Thomas
