> -----Original Message----- > From: dev [mailto:dev-boun...@dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Nidhia Varghese > Sent: Monday, April 3, 2017 11:03 AM > To: us...@dpdk.org; dev@dpdk.org > Subject: [dpdk-dev] Work with IP_PIPELINE application with non-supporting > NIC > > Hi, > > Currently I am planning to develop a DPDK application using Packet > Framework. But I do not have a DPDK supported NIC. > I was able to run l2fwd application using AF_PACKET pmd. But when I tried > to run ip pipeline application using "--vdev=af_packet0,iface=eno2 > --vdev=af_packet1,iface=eno3" I found that usage of --vdev argument is not > supported for ip pipeline applications. > In what way I can receive packets from a non-supporting NIC and give it to > the pipeline for processing? > > Thank you so much for your reply and help. > > -- > > Regards, > Nidhia Varghese
Hi Nidhia, The usage if --vdev is actually supported by ip_pipeline through the use of EAL section in config file: [EAL] vdev = <arguments to be passed to the EAL --vdev option> Once this is done, the port and queues can be used through the LINK, RXQ and TXQ objects, like any other PMD port. Regards, Cristian
