Hi Anshul, On Wednesday, November 19, 2014, Anshul Makkar < anshul.mak...@profitbricks.com> wrote: > > > I have implemented a usermode app that is using vhost-user backend and > gets direct access to the guest vrings. I am able to receive packets but > when I post directly to vring and issue kick, packets fails to reach the > guest. (ifconfig eth0 RX counter is unchanged. tcpdump also doesn't detect > any packets.) . >
Sounds to me like something that should work. I'd suggest debug-compiling the virtio-net driver in the guest to see why it doesn't take the packet. Gets the kick? Processes the used ring? MAC address is accepted? Etc. That has been the most productive approach for me.
