[ovs-dev] [PATCH v6 0/4] Convert DPDK configuration from command line to DB based

Ben Pfaff blp at ovn.org
Thu Jan 21 22:41:47 UTC 2016


On Thu, Jan 21, 2016 at 09:59:22AM -0500, Aaron Conole wrote:
> Aaron Conole <aconole at redhat.com> writes:
> > Currently, configuration of DPDK parameters is done via the command line
> > through a --dpdk **OPTIONS** -- command line argument. This has a number of
> > challenges, including:
> > * It must be the first option passed to ovs-vswitchd
> > * It breaks from the way most other things are configured in OVS
> > * It doesn't allow an easy way to populate defaults
> >
> >
> > This series brings the following changes to openvswitch:
> > * All DPDK options are taken from the ovs database rather than the
> >   command line
> > * DPDK lcores are optionally auto-assigned to a single core based on the
> >   bridge coremask.
> > * Updated documentation
> 
> I just realized I did not update the NEWS with this series and I think
> it is NEWS-worthy. Should I post a v7? Would a single
> "[PATCH 5/4] NEWS: ..." be acceptable in reply to this?

Either way.



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