Hi, > -----Original Message----- > From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces at dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Fu, Weiyi (NSN - > CN/Hangzhou) > Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2014 3:57 PM > To: dev at dpdk.org > Subject: [dpdk-dev] In DPDK 1.7.1, the link status of the interface using > virtio > driver is always down. > > Hi, > We are using the l2fwd based on DPDK 1.7.1 and found out that the link > status of the interface using virtio driver is always down. > Is there any precondition to let the link up? >
Suggest you use testpmd to replace l2fwd, and virito need tx some packets before forwarding any packet. In testpmd, you can use the following cmd: Start tx_first Thanks Changchun