Hello, Thank you for the catch and the good questions. We need answers from Microsoft, Intel and NVIDIA.
Please see below 20/08/2026 08:13, bb: > Dear DPDK Windows maintainers and users, > > We are evaluating DPDK for production deployment on Windows 10 x64 and > Windows 11 x64. > > Our hardware includes Intel XL710 adapters, NVIDIA/Mellanox ConnectX adapters > using the mlx5 PMD, and other PCIe network adapters. > > We need precompiled, production-ready, Microsoft-signed or WHQL-certified x64 > installation packages for: > > 1. NetUIO > 2. virt2phys > > The NetUIO README currently states that a WHQL-signed NetUIO driver can be > requested from [email protected]: > > https://git.dpdk.org/dpdk-kmods/tree/windows/netuio/README.rst > > However, that address is no longer valid. Microsoft rejected the message with: > > 550 5.4.1 Recipient address rejected: Access denied I think there is a signing procedure here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/install/whql-release-signature Unfortunately, after 7 years since first introduction of Windows support, the roadmap still mentions "inbox kernel-mode driver" in "Future (unscheduled)". > Could you please confirm: > > 1. Whether signed NetUIO and virt2phys packages currently exist for Windows > 10/11 x64. Anyone from Microsoft can answer please? > 2. Whether they are publicly downloadable or available through a vendor or > commercial support channel. Anyone from Microsoft can answer please? > 3. The current contact responsible for obtaining these packages. We really need to state who is responsible in Microsoft. > 4. Whether NetUIO supports Intel XL710/E810 and other PCI device IDs in a > signed package. The question refers to i40e and ice drivers support on Windows. Someone from Intel to answer please? > 5. Whether virt2phys is still required for mlx5 with WinOF-2, It is said "required by hardware PMDs" but I am not sure it is true with IOVA-as-VA. We should explain this clearly in https://doc.dpdk.org/guides/windows_gsg/run_apps.html#install-drivers > or whether IOVA-as-VA is officially supported in production. It is not said it is officially supported, but I suppose it should work. Someone from NVIDIA to confirm please? > 6. Whether the packages support Secure Boot and HVCI / Windows Memory > Integrity. > 7. Whether redistribution with a commercial application is permitted. > 8. Whether the obsolete [email protected] address can be removed or > replaced in the dpdk-kmods documentation. We need Microsoft support for these questions. > Relevant source and documentation: > > NetUIO: > https://git.dpdk.org/dpdk-kmods/tree/windows/netuio > > virt2phys: > https://git.dpdk.org/dpdk-kmods/tree/windows/virt2phys > > Windows driver documentation: > https://git.dpdk.org/dpdk-kmods/tree/windows/README.rst > > DPDK Windows requirements: > https://doc.dpdk.org/guides/windows_gsg/run_apps.html > > DPDK mlx5 documentation: > https://doc.dpdk.org/guides/nics/mlx5.html > > Thank you for any current information or contact details you can provide. > > Best regards,
