> 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
> Subject: [dpdk-dev] [RFC][PATCH] vfio: allow to map other memory regions
>
> Currently it is not possible to use memory
> -Original Message-
> From: Stephen Hemminger [mailto:step...@networkplumber.org]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2017 7:20 PM
> To: Wodkowski, PawelX
> Cc: dev@dpdk.org
> Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [RFC][PATCH] vfio: allow to map other memory regions
>
> On Wed, 17
On Wed, 17 May 2017 16:44:46 +0200
Pawel Wodkowski wrote:
> /* IOMMU types we support */
> static const struct vfio_iommu_type iommu_types[] = {
> /* x86 IOMMU, otherwise known as type 1 */
> - { RTE_VFIO_TYPE1, "Type 1", &vfio_type1_dma_map},
> + { RTE_VFIO_TYPE1, "Type 1", &vfio
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 Wod
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