> On Jun 9, 2018, at 2:32 AM, Kevin Wilson <wkev...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi,
> Is it possible to configure dpdk-pktgen so that it will start only
> transmitting packets, without Rx mode ?
> I could not find a way to achieve it.
>
> More specifically, I mean starting dpdk-pktgen so that it won't call
> rte_eth_rx_burst() ?
>
> (rte_eth_rx_burst() is called from pktgen_main_receive(), which is in
> turn invoked from pktgen_main_rxtx_loop() and from
> pktgen_main_rx_loop() in app/pktgen.c ?
No, at this time pktgen-dpdk will always attempt to do RX calls as some PMDs
like bonding need that RX call for timing.
>
> Regards,
> KW
Regards,
Keith
