DPDK 2.0 support uio_pci_geneic this in_kernel module so you do not need to insmod igb_uio, and rte_kni module can hardly been upstreamed to net_dev, but it is not a must-to-have module to load if you do not use KNI feaure.
> -----Original Message----- > From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces at dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Karmarkar Suyash > Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2015 1:57 AM > To: dev at dpdk.org > Subject: [dpdk-dev] Running DPDK with Docker > > Hi, > > Given the popularity of Docker it would be nice if we can run DPDK inside a > Docker container but the challenge is the igb_uio.ko > and rte_kni.ko kernel modules which need to be compiled with the exact kernel > source running on the host. Are there ways to > seamlessly run DPDK with Docker? I came across an articles about running DPDK > with Linux container but still the requirement is to > insert igb_uio. Any plans to make the igb_uio and rte_kni modules as default > modules of Linux source code or any other better > approaches/suggestions ? Thanks. > > http://dpdk.org/ml/archives/dev/2014-October/006373.html > http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.comp.networking.dpdk.devel/6479 > > > Regards > Suyash Karmarkar
