Using EAL Parameters

[KirklandWireless]

Hi

I wanted to know if it is possible to use dpdk's EAL arguments with these functions. For example I want to use --socket-mem ,-b (blacklist ports), -n (memory channels), and --xen-dom0. I experimented a little bit but couldn't find anything. I think the -f 'config' command does not allow for these parameters either correct?

[apanda]

Hi
Some of these you can control already:

• --socket-mem is the same as pool_size

• -b we implicitly blacklist any port that is not explicitly specified either in the config file or in a commandline parameter to the program.

The rest are currently not, in particular -n is currently hardcoded to 4 (https://github.com/NetSys/NetBricks/blob/master/native/init.c#L126) and I have never used xen-dom0 and hence have no support for it. If you want to extend config_reader.rs and init.c I'd be happy to incorporate configuration for this I'd be happy to incorporate that. I can also try and push a change incorporating this later if it is being problematic, just let me know.

Thanks for using NetBricks, and sorry for the delay in getting back to you.