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From: "Yigit, Ferruh" <ferruh.yigit@intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] kdp: add virtual PMD for kernel
	slow	data path communication
Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2016 16:04:22 +0000
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On Thu, Jan 28, 2016 at 08:16:09AM +0000, Xu, Qian Q wrote:
> Any dependencies with kernel versions? What kernel versions should it support? 
> 
Hi Qian,

Kernel module dependencies is same as KNI, and DPDK supports Kernel version >= 2.6.34, this is valid for KDP.

For PMD, it is not dependent but uses tun/tap interface, and tun/tap also supported for kernel versions >= 2.6.34.

Thanks,
ferruh