On Mon, 02 Jun 2014 23:35:12 +0200 Vincent JARDIN <vincent.jardin at 6wind.com> wrote:
> On 02/06/2014 22:37, Chris Wright wrote: > > If drivers stayed in kernel and kernel drivers exposed a mechansim for > > registering application dma buffers for dpdk apps, then ethtool would > > simply work as-is. > > Yes, that's the right way to go. Currently, the kernel does not provide > a generic framework for that and I am not aware of any projects in order > to define it. Could it be something to discuss on netdev@? > > So, as a workaround, some proprietary solutions get implemented in order > to get ethtool running with any DPDK PMD. > > Best regards, > Vincent Ethtool has a number of problems. You can implement for KNI or TUN type devices, but it really doesn't make sense for a generic type driver. Also, it tends to get used for device specific things.
