> -----Original Message----- > From: David Marchand <david.march...@redhat.com> > Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2020 9:42 AM > To: Singh, Jasvinder <jasvinder.si...@intel.com> > Cc: Phil Yang <phil.y...@arm.com>; dev@dpdk.org; Dumitrescu, Cristian > <cristian.dumitre...@intel.com> > Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] app/testpmd: remove softnic forward mode > > On Tue, Jun 23, 2020 at 10:38 AM Singh, Jasvinder > <jasvinder.si...@intel.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Phil Yang <phil.y...@arm.com> > > > Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2020 8:38 AM > > > To: Singh, Jasvinder <jasvinder.si...@intel.com>; dev@dpdk.org > > > Cc: Dumitrescu, Cristian <cristian.dumitre...@intel.com> > > > Subject: RE: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] app/testpmd: remove softnic forward > > > mode > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: dev <dev-boun...@dpdk.org> On Behalf Of Jasvinder Singh > > > > Sent: Monday, June 22, 2020 11:51 PM > > > > To: dev@dpdk.org > > > > Cc: cristian.dumitre...@intel.com > > > > Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] app/testpmd: remove softnic forward > > > > mode > > > > > > > > Softnic can be used like other virtual devices without needing any > > > > special mode. Therefore, softnic forward mode is removed from > > > > testpmd app. Documentation is updated as well. > > > > > > > Hi Jasvinder, > > > > > > One quick question for this change. How can we test the softnic PMD > > > without this mode? > > > The softnic PMD guidance uses testpmd softnic mode in the PMD test > > > section. > > > However, when I switch the forward mode from softnic to IO mode, the > > > testpmd cannot work as expected. > > > > > > I think you need to update the softnic PMD page as well. > > > doc/guides/nics/softnic.rst > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Phil > > > > > > > Hi Phil, > > > > I have sent a separate patch on softnic PMD document update with the > > command to run softnic with testpmd, > > https://patches.dpdk.org/patch/71984/ > > It should be a single patch. >
Ok, will merge document patch with this one. > -- > David Marchand
