Re: USB device support in DPDK

2022-12-05 Thread Stephen Hemminger 
On Mon, 05 Dec 2022 10:07:44 +0100
Thomas Monjalon  wrote:

> 02/12/2022 14:01, John Bize:
> > Will DPDK support USB-Ethernet devices?  
> 
> If there is a need and an advantage for USB devices
> to be supported in DPDK, why not?
> 
> In general, DPDK supports what is contributed and maintained.
> 
> 

One recent Linux kernel thread was about removing all the RNDIS
USB devices because there are fundamental security problems with
the protocol.

Re: USB device support in DPDK

2022-12-05 Thread Stephen Hemminger 
On Fri, 2 Dec 2022 13:01:03 +
John Bize  wrote:

> Will DPDK support USB-Ethernet devices?
> 
> Thanks.
> 

Not directly. You could use one of the mechanisms to access
kernel devices like XDP.

Re: USB device support in DPDK

2022-12-05 Thread Thomas Monjalon 
02/12/2022 14:01, John Bize:
> Will DPDK support USB-Ethernet devices?

If there is a need and an advantage for USB devices
to be supported in DPDK, why not?

In general, DPDK supports what is contributed and maintained.

USB device support in DPDK

2022-12-05 Thread John Bize 
Will DPDK support USB-Ethernet devices?

Thanks.