Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] nfp: add support for new metadata api

2017-01-04 Thread Ferruh Yigit
On 1/4/2017 2:43 PM, Alejandro Lucero wrote: > Hi Ferruh, > > On Wed, Jan 4, 2017 at 3:15 PM, Ferruh Yigit > wrote: > > On 12/20/2016 2:13 PM, Alejandro Lucero wrote: > > NFP is a smart programmable NIC and firmware is deployed for specific > > system n

Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] nfp: add support for new metadata api

2017-01-04 Thread Alejandro Lucero
Hi Ferruh, On Wed, Jan 4, 2017 at 3:15 PM, Ferruh Yigit wrote: > On 12/20/2016 2:13 PM, Alejandro Lucero wrote: > > NFP is a smart programmable NIC and firmware is deployed for specific > > system needs, like offloading OVS, vRouter, contrack or eBPF into the > > hardware. This often requires to

Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] nfp: add support for new metadata api

2017-01-04 Thread Ferruh Yigit
On 12/20/2016 2:13 PM, Alejandro Lucero wrote: > NFP is a smart programmable NIC and firmware is deployed for specific > system needs, like offloading OVS, vRouter, contrack or eBPF into the > hardware. This often requires to give metadata to the host within > packets delivered. Last NFP firmware i

Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] nfp: add support for new metadata api

2017-01-04 Thread Ferruh Yigit
On 12/20/2016 2:13 PM, Alejandro Lucero wrote: > NFP is a smart programmable NIC and firmware is deployed for specific > system needs, like offloading OVS, vRouter, contrack or eBPF into the > hardware. This often requires to give metadata to the host within > packets delivered. Last NFP firmware i

[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] nfp: add support for new metadata api

2016-12-20 Thread Alejandro Lucero
NFP is a smart programmable NIC and firmware is deployed for specific system needs, like offloading OVS, vRouter, contrack or eBPF into the hardware. This often requires to give metadata to the host within packets delivered. Last NFP firmware implementations support richer metadata api facilitating