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The PMD allows for DPDK and the host to communicate using a raw device interface on the host and in the DPDK application. The device created is a Tap device with a L2 packet header. Signed-off-by: Keith Wiles <keith.wiles@intel.com> Reviewed-by: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@intel.com> Tested-by: Aws Ismail <aismail@ciena.com> Tested-by: Vasily Philipov <vasilyf@mellanox.com>
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.. BSD LICENSE
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Copyright(c) 2010-2014 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
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All rights reserved.
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Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
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modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
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are met:
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* Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
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notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
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* Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
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notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
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the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
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distribution.
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* Neither the name of Intel Corporation nor the names of its
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contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
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from this software without specific prior written permission.
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THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
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"AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
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LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
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A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
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OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
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SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
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LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
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DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
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THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
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(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
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OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
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Network Interface Controller Drivers
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====================================
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.. toctree::
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:maxdepth: 3
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:numbered:
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overview
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bnx2x
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bnxt
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cxgbe
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e1000em
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ena
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enic
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fm10k
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i40e
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ixgbe
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intel_vf
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mlx4
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mlx5
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nfp
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qede
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sfc_efx
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szedata2
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tap
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thunderx
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virtio
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vhost
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vmxnet3
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pcap_ring
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**Figures**
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:numref:`figure_single_port_nic` :ref:`figure_single_port_nic`
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:numref:`figure_perf_benchmark` :ref:`figure_perf_benchmark`
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:numref:`figure_fast_pkt_proc` :ref:`figure_fast_pkt_proc`
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:numref:`figure_inter_vm_comms` :ref:`figure_inter_vm_comms`
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:numref:`figure_host_vm_comms` :ref:`figure_host_vm_comms`
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:numref:`figure_host_vm_comms_qemu` :ref:`figure_host_vm_comms_qemu`
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:numref:`figure_vmxnet3_int` :ref:`figure_vmxnet3_int`
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:numref:`figure_vswitch_vm` :ref:`figure_vswitch_vm`
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:numref:`figure_vm_vm_comms` :ref:`figure_vm_vm_comms`
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