This is a Linux-specific virtual PMD driver backed by an AF_PACKET
socket. This implementation uses mmap'ed ring buffers to limit copying
and user/kernel transitions. The PACKET_FANOUT_HASH behavior of
AF_PACKET is used for frame reception. In the current implementation,
Tx and Rx queues are always paired, and therefore are always equal
in number -- changing this would be a Simple Matter Of Programming.
Interfaces of this type are created with a command line option like
"--vdev=eth_af_packet0,iface=...". There are a number of options available
as arguments:
- Interface is chosen by "iface" (required)
- Number of queue pairs set by "qpairs" (optional, default: 1)
- AF_PACKET MMAP block size set by "blocksz" (optional, default: 4096)
- AF_PACKET MMAP frame size set by "framesz" (optional, default: 2048)
- AF_PACKET MMAP frame count set by "framecnt" (optional, default: 512)
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
[Thomas: disable because of incompatibility with some kernels]
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