[dpdk-dev] Writing a new driver

[Patrick Mahan]

Joubert,

By all means, look at the existing PMDs.  It also helps if you have an existing kernel driver to use/modify (preferably BSD based). That way you can have a baseline to compare against.

At least, that is method I used.

Patrick


> On Jun 13, 2014, at 9:08 AM, Joubert Berger <joubertb at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I am looking at writing a new driver for DPDK for a NIC that is currently
> not supported.  What is the best way to start this?  Is the a porting
> guide?  Or should I look at existing drivers as examples?
> 
> --joubert