[ovs-dev] [PATCH v6] netdev-dpdk: add hotplug support
Flavio Leitner
fbl at sysclose.org
Fri May 27 22:46:28 UTC 2016
On Thu, May 26, 2016 at 11:28:41PM +0200, Mauricio Vasquez B wrote:
> In order to use dpdk ports in ovs they have to be bound to a DPDK
> compatible driver before ovs is started.
>
> This patch adds the possibility to hotplug (or hot-unplug) a device
> after ovs has been started. The implementation adds two appctl commands:
> netdev-dpdk/port-attach and netdev-dpdk/port-detach
>
> After the user attaches a new device, it has to be added to a bridge
> using the add-port command, similarly, before detaching a device,
> it has to be removed using the del-port command.
>
> Signed-off-by: Mauricio Vasquez B <mauricio.vasquezbernal at studenti.polito.it>
> Tested-by: ian.stokes at intel.com
> ---
Acked-by: Flavio Leitner <fbl at sysclose.org>
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