This RFC patch enables vHost 'client' mode in OVS and reconnect capability, both of which are features which will be available in DPDK 16.07 due later this month.
To use this patch, first apply the patch for 16.07 support: http://openvswitch.org/pipermail/dev/2016-July/074921.html Then apply this patch. Instructions on how to use the feature can be found in the docs. As this is an RFC patch only basic testing has been conducted. If you try this patch out and find any issues please report them and fixes can be included in the final patch. INSTALL.DPDK-ADVANCED.md | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ NEWS | 1 + lib/netdev-dpdk.c | 37 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------- vswitchd/vswitch.xml | 13 +++++++++++++ 4 files changed, 67 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) -- 2.4.3 _______________________________________________ dev mailing list dev@openvswitch.org http://openvswitch.org/mailman/listinfo/dev
