[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] tools: allow binding to other network class devices
Thadeu Lima de Souza Cascardo
cascardo at redhat.com
Fri May 6 20:27:01 CEST 2016
dpdk_nic_bind will only handle Ethernet devices, but Mellanox ConnectX-3 Pro,
for example, is a Network class device, but not an Ethernet one. Even though
this allows other devices in the list, like Wireless devices, this should not be
a problem.
Signed-off-by: Thadeu Lima de Souza Cascardo <cascardo at redhat.com>
---
tools/dpdk_nic_bind.py | 6 +++---
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/tools/dpdk_nic_bind.py b/tools/dpdk_nic_bind.py
index 28eace3..b69ca2a 100755
--- a/tools/dpdk_nic_bind.py
+++ b/tools/dpdk_nic_bind.py
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ import getopt
import subprocess
from os.path import exists, abspath, dirname, basename
-# The PCI device class for ETHERNET devices
-ETHERNET_CLASS = "0200"
+# The PCI base class for NETWORK devices
+NETWORK_BASE_CLASS = "02"
# global dict ethernet devices present. Dictionary indexed by PCI address.
# Each device within this is itself a dictionary of device properties
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ def get_nic_details():
dev_lines = check_output(["lspci", "-Dvmmn"]).splitlines()
for dev_line in dev_lines:
if (len(dev_line) == 0):
- if dev["Class"] == ETHERNET_CLASS:
+ if dev["Class"][0:2] == NETWORK_BASE_CLASS:
# convert device and vendor ids to numbers, then add to global
dev["Vendor"] = int(dev["Vendor"], 16)
dev["Device"] = int(dev["Device"], 16)
--
2.5.5
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