Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 04/12] net/failsafe: add fail-safe PMD

2017-06-04 Thread Gaëtan Rivet
On Thu, Jun 01, 2017 at 10:57:22AM -0700, Stephen Hemminger wrote: > On Thu, 1 Jun 2017 16:01:37 +0200 > Gaëtan Rivet wrote: > > > What is necessary is a common piece of info (it can be MAC address, a > > class Id, anything else) that allows a script to detect that the right > > device has been p

Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 04/12] net/failsafe: add fail-safe PMD

2017-06-01 Thread Stephen Hemminger
On Thu, 1 Jun 2017 16:01:37 +0200 Gaëtan Rivet wrote: > What is necessary is a common piece of info (it can be MAC address, a > class Id, anything else) that allows a script to detect that the right > device has been plugged in. As long as the NFV server allows determinism > here, the user will b

Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 04/12] net/failsafe: add fail-safe PMD

2017-06-01 Thread Gaëtan Rivet
On Wed, May 31, 2017 at 08:13:53AM -0700, Stephen Hemminger wrote: > On Mon, 29 May 2017 15:42:16 +0200 > Gaetan Rivet wrote: > > +Fail-safe poll mode driver library > > +== > > + > > +The Fail-safe poll mode driver library (**librte_pmd_failsafe**) is a > > virtua

Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 04/12] net/failsafe: add fail-safe PMD

2017-05-31 Thread Stephen Hemminger
On Mon, 29 May 2017 15:42:16 +0200 Gaetan Rivet wrote: > +Fail-safe poll mode driver library > +== > + > +The Fail-safe poll mode driver library (**librte_pmd_failsafe**) is a virtual > +device that allows using any device supporting hotplug (sudden device removal >