> -----Original Message-----
> From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces at dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Tomasz K
> Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2014 3:04 PM
> To: dev
> Subject: [dpdk-dev] l2fwd not working on PF while working on VF
>
> Dear All
>
> I have a setup with Intel 82576 DPDK NIC.
> For one of the available DPDK ports i have created 8 VFs using igb_uio based
> on
> steps presented in programmers guide. Some of them are attached to VM, some
> maybe used on host
>
> After some tests with l2fwd application i found out that it is not working
> for PF,
> but works perfectly for any VF (both on host and in VM).
>
How many queues are being allocated to each VF? According to the datasheet, the
82576 NIC has only got 16 RX and TX queues, so if you have 8 VF's with 2 RX and
TX queues allocated to each, you may have no remaining queues left for the PF
to use on the host.
