[dpdk-users] Minimal dpdk configuration for 2 hosts

[Harold Demure]

Hello Dawid,
  I am no expert but a single port should be able to take care of both TX
and RX queues. For example, I am currently running two hosts with only one
port each and they are able to both send and receive messages.
Regards,
 Harold

2016-03-04 21:47 GMT+01:00 dawid_jurek <dawid_jurek at vp.pl>:

> Hello,
> I wonder what is the minimal configuration (in sense on number of NIC
> ports) to run basic dpdk examples like
> basicfwd, rxtx_callbacks or forwarding by testpmd for 2 hosts connected
> directly by Ethernet.
> Is it possible to perform one directional transmission for some kind of
> sender-reciever scenario (2 hosts, every host with one port)?
> It seems that for every kind of transmission between 2 machines I need at
> least 4 ports
> (because every port may take care of TX or RX but not both of them at the
> same time).
> Is it correct?
> Regards,
> Dawid
>