From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Marc Sune Subject: Re: "ifconfig" commands/status using the dpdk:igb_uio driver Date: Tue, 04 Aug 2015 23:22:01 +0200 Message-ID: <55C12CF9.80302@bisdn.de> References: <52fc3041-b3cc-49c2-a138-b44807240215@default> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: dev@dpdk.org Return-path: Received: from mx.bisdn.de (mx.bisdn.de [185.27.182.31]) by dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 020915936 for ; Tue, 4 Aug 2015 23:22:04 +0200 (CEST) Received: from [192.168.1.102] (x5ce22ccd.dyn.telefonica.de [92.226.44.205]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx.bisdn.de (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 9A54BA2F29 for ; Tue, 4 Aug 2015 23:22:03 +0200 (CEST) In-Reply-To: List-Id: patches and discussions about DPDK List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: dev-bounces@dpdk.org Sender: "dev" On 04/08/15 23:09, Navneet Rao wrote: > Hello Experts: > > > 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 > > 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!!! > > > > > > Thanks > -Navneet > > > >