From: Marc Sune <marc.sune@bisdn.de>
To: dev@dpdk.org
Subject: Re: "ifconfig" commands/status using the dpdk:igb_uio driver
Date: Tue, 04 Aug 2015 23:22:01 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <55C12CF9.80302@bisdn.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <f256655b-c40b-4ff1-b91b-4fe5e9b931e6@default>
On 04/08/15 23:09, Navneet Rao wrote:
> Hello Experts:
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> How can I configure my NIC setting(s) when loaded with the dpdk:igb_uio driver?
> E.g I need to keep the MAC address and the IP address of the NIC the "same as before" after switching to a dpdk:igb_uio driver for the NIC.
When you bind to igb_uio the NIC is "disconnected" from the kernel.
Therefore ifconfig won't work. DPDK applications can configure the PHY
and other parameters via DPDK APIs:
http://dpdk.org/doc/api/
and act as IP endpoints.
Marc
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> Is there a equiv of "ifconfig" utility in dpdk?
> How do I address the NIC? I can only view the status using the dpdk_nic_bind.py!!!
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> Thanks
> -Navneet
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prev parent reply other threads:[~2015-08-04 21:22 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2015-08-03 21:01 "ifconfig" commands/status using the dpdk:igb_uio driver Navneet Rao
2015-08-04 21:09 ` Navneet Rao
2015-08-04 21:22 ` Marc Sune [this message]
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