> From: dev [mailto:dev-boun...@dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Pawel Wodkowski > Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2017 3:45 PM > To: dev@dpdk.org > Cc: Wodkowski, PawelX <pawelx.wodkow...@intel.com> > Subject: [dpdk-dev] [RFC][PATCH] vfio: allow to map other memory regions > > Currently it is not possible to use memory that is not owned by DPDK to > perform DMA. This scenarion might be used in vhost applications (like > SPDK) where guest send its own memory table. To fill this gap provide > API to allow registering arbitrary address in VFIO container. > > Signed-off-by: Pawel Wodkowski <pawelx.wodkow...@intel.com> > ---
Seems to make sense to me. Presumably, such locally mapped memory would not work in multiprocess, so, obvious as it may be, this should probably be documented. Thanks, Anatoly
