Re: vhost [query] : support for multiple ports and non VMDQ devices in vhost switch

2016-08-18 10:36, Tan, Jianfeng:

From: Maxime Coquelin [mailto:maxime.coquelin@redhat.com]

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On 8/17/2016 7:18 PM, Maxime Coquelin wrote:

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On 08/17/2016 04:33 AM, Tan, Jianfeng wrote:

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b. Abstract switching logic into a framework, so that we can develop
different kinds of switching logics. In this phase, we will have two
switching logics: (1) a simple software-based mac learning switching;
(2) VMDQ based switching. Any other advanced switching logics can be
proposed based on this framework.
c. Merge tep_termination example vxlan as a switching logic of the
framework.

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To be decided:
d. Support multiple physical ports.

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Also, if we use pmd directly, then it would no more be a vhost switch
only, as it could potentially be used with physical NICs also.

You mean we are building a switch instead of vhost switch? Yes, a switch
can switch packets between virtio-virtio and virtio-physical nic.

And physical-physical also, as we will be standard API with the
vhost-pmd, nothing will prevent using it with only physical switches,
no?

Oh yes, I agree.

It looks to be a nice project.
I think you should start a new git repository in DPDK apps:
	http://dpdk.org/browse/
And we could remove tep_termination and vhost examples.