[dpdk-dev] [PATCH 1/2] virtio: initialize iopl when device is initialized

[Ouyang, Changchun]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces at dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Stephen
> Hemminger
> Sent: Friday, March 6, 2015 8:45 AM
> To: dev at dpdk.org
> Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 1/2] virtio: initialize iopl when device is initialized
> 
> The virtio driver needs to use in/out instructions therefore it must initialize
> using iopl(2) system call. The problem is that virtio initialization happens very
> early, and any application that uses daemon() or calls eal_init later in another
> context will fail.
> 
> The fix is to move the iopl into rte_eal_init.
> 

Why need move virtio specific code into rte_eal_init?
thanks
Changchun