[ovs-dev] [PATCH V2 09/10] dpif-netdev: Add DPDK netdev.

[Pravin Shelar]

On Wed, Mar 26, 2014 at 12:22 PM, Ed Maste <emaste at freebsd.org> wrote:
> On 21 March 2014 14:03, Pravin <pshelar at nicira.com> wrote:
>> Following patch adds DPDK netdev-class to userspace datapath. Now
>> OVS can use DPDK port for IO by just configuring DPDK port and then
>> adding dpdk type port to userspace datapath.
>
> Intel recently released DPDK also for FreeBSD, so it may be worth
> referring explicitly to Linux DPDK in INSTALL.DPDK (until we can port
> / test it on FreeBSD).
>
OK. I will update doc. I guess it should work on FreeBSD DPDK without
many changes.

> Most of the existing DPDK docs also assume Linux, but I assume this
> will be updated over time.  The FreeBSD DPDK getting started guide is
> here:
> http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/intelligent-systems/intel-technology/intel-dpdk-freebsd-getting-started-guide.html
>
> -Ed