[dpdk-dev] testpmd port topology

2013-06-20 Thread Peter Chen
Actually I found the problem with above I have to run as -- -i to get rid of the no commandline core given and -- --port-topology=chained. However now, I am wondering what does it mean to have a paired and chained port-topology? Also even though the 82598 specs say its dual-ported, I only get one p

[dpdk-dev] testpmd port topology

2013-06-20 Thread Peter Chen
Hi, I am trying to run testpmd app under dpdk. I have Ubuntu Server 12.04 running on a Dell R510 with two quad Xeon 5506 and one Intel 82598EB 10G NIC. However when I run it, I get the following error: No commandline core given, start packet forwarding Warning! Cannot handle an odd numb