[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2] vhost: add interface name to virtio-net struct

2014-12-18 Thread ciara.lof...@intel.com
From: Ciara Loftus This patch fixes the issue whereby when using userspace vhost ports in the context of vSwitching, the name provided to the hypervisor/QEMU of the vhost tap device needs to be exposed in the library, in order for the vSwitch to be able to direct packets to the correct device. Th

[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] vhost: add interface name to virtio-net struct

2014-12-18 Thread ciara.lof...@intel.com
From: Ciara Loftus This patch fixes the issue whereby when using userspace vhost ports in the context of vSwitching, the name provided to the hypervisor/QEMU of the vhost tap device needs to be exposed in the library, in order for the vSwitch to be able to direct packets to the correct device. Th