We did this slightly differently. This is 100% python and is a bit more general. We search for the first "net" directory under the specific device directory.
------------------------------------------- --- tools/dpdk-devbind.py 2016-08-29 11:02:35.594202888 -0400 +++ ../dpdk/tools/dpdk-devbind.py 2016-08-29 11:00:34.897677233 -0400 @@ -221,11 +221,11 @@ name = name.strip(":") + "_str" device[name] = value # check for a unix interface name - sys_path = "/sys/bus/pci/devices/%s/net/" % dev_id - if exists(sys_path): - device["Interface"] = ",".join(os.listdir(sys_path)) - else: - device["Interface"] = "" + device["Interface"] = "" + for base, dirs, files in os.walk("/sys/bus/pci/devices/%s/" % dev_id): + if "net" in dirs: + device["Interface"] = ",".join(os.listdir(os.path.join(base,"net"))) + break # check if a port is used for ssh connection device["Ssh_if"] = False device["Active"] = "" ------------------------------------------- Gary -----Original Message----- From: dev [mailto:dev-boun...@dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Dey, Souvik Sent: Friday, August 26, 2016 8:21 PM To: Stephen Hemminger Cc: nhorman at tuxdriver.com; dev at dpdk.org Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1] dpdk-devbind.py: Virtio interface issue. Hi , I have already updated it and have re submitted the patch v3. Can you please check that http://dpdk.org/dev/patchwork/patch/15378/ -- Regards, Souvik -----Original Message----- From: Stephen Hemminger [mailto:step...@networkplumber.org] Sent: Friday, August 26, 2016 11:55 AM To: Dey, Souvik <sodey at sonusnet.com> Cc: nhorman at tuxdriver.com; dev at dpdk.org Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1] dpdk-devbind.py: Virtio interface issue. On Wed, 24 Aug 2016 22:25:46 -0400 souvikdey33 <sodey at sonusnet.com> wrote: > + #The path for virtio devices are different. Get the correct path. > + virtio = "/sys/bus/pci/devices/%s/" % dev_id > + cmd = " ls %s | grep 'virt' " %virtio > + virtio = commands.getoutput(cmd) > + virtio_sys_path = "/sys/bus/pci/devices/%s/%s/net/" % > +(dev_id,virtio) > if exists(sys_path): > device["Interface"] = ",".join(os.listdir(sys_path)) There should be a way to do this in python without going out to shell. This would be safer and more secure. The code already uses os.listdir() (which is the python library version of ls) in later section. Why not use that here to check for virtio bus.