Can you please provide examples on issues that you highlighted with broadcom? Are you saying i may not see the same with mellanox?
Thanks On Monday, June 4, 2018, McBride, Mack <c-mack.mcbr...@charter.com> wrote: > Use the package that corresponds to the chipset in your equipment. > Ie. Broadcom/Mellanox chips use that SDK. Intel chips use DPDK. > With white box switches using Broadcom chips you will run into issues > If you don't use the Broadcom SDK. Obviously your mileage will vary > based on the actual application. If it isn't a hardware switch and is CPU > based > like a home router, then there are a lot more factors and the CPU factors > may > outweigh the chipset factors. You may want to look at a list related to > home > routers for more guidance. > > Mack > > -----Original Message----- > From: NANOG [mailto:nanog-boun...@nanog.org] On Behalf Of Kasper Adel > Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2018 11:45 PM > To: NANOG list <nanog@nanog.org> > Subject: Intel DPDK vs Broadcom/Mellanox SDK > > Hi > > Anothe email thread to get some guidance on points to consider when > comparing new platforms that advocate using DPDK as the hardware > acceleration SDK vs the broadcom/mellanox. > > The DPDK ones claim enhanced performance but every time i ask questions, i > get the logical and typical answer of “it depends” > > Thx > Kim > E-MAIL CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: > The contents of this e-mail message and any attachments are intended > solely for the addressee(s) and may contain confidential and/or legally > privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient of this > message or if this message has been addressed to you in error, please > immediately alert the sender by reply e-mail and then delete this message > and any attachments. If you are not the intended recipient, you are > notified that any use, dissemination, distribution, copying, or storage of > this message or any attachment is strictly prohibited. >