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From: Vincent JARDIN <vincent.jardin-pdR9zngts4EAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
Subject: Re: Ethtool support in DPDK pmd
Date: Mon, 02 Jun 2014 23:35:12 +0200
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On 02/06/2014 22:37, Chris Wright wrote:
> If drivers stayed in kernel and kernel drivers exposed a mechansim for
> registering application dma buffers for dpdk apps, then ethtool would
> simply work as-is.

Yes, that's the right way to go. Currently, the kernel does not provide 
a generic framework for that and I am not aware of any projects in order 
to define it. Could it be something to discuss on netdev@?

So, as a workaround, some proprietary solutions get implemented in order 
to get ethtool running with any DPDK PMD.

Best regards,
   Vincent