[dpdk-users] Questions on ipsec-secgw sample application and DPDK’s crypto framework

[Sergio Gonzalez Monroy]

Hi,

IPSec app can run with or without QAT.
DPDK Cryptodev also has Software encryption for those platforms without 
Crypto Hardware offloads.
AES-NI MB and GCM PMDs are examples of Software Cryptodevs.

I suggest that you read the following documentation for more details:
http://dpdk.org/doc/guides/cryptodevs/index.html

To run DPDK IPSec app in a VM using QAT PMD, at the moment you would 
need a Linux kernel 4.4+, create your QAT VFs, then assign the VFs to 
your VM.

If you are having problems, I would recommend that you run on the host 
first if possible.

Sergio

On 17/05/2016 10:10, Chinmaya Dwibedy wrote:
> Hi All,
>
>
> Can the ipsec-secgw sample application (
> http://dpdk.org/browse/dpdk/tree/examples/ipsec-secgw) be run on VM which
> has access to Intel® QuickAssist Technology hardware device?  Please
> clarify.  Note: both the DPDK package and the QuickAssist Technology
> Software Library installed on this VM.
>
>
> What I understand, we need not to call Intel QuickAssist Technology
> Cryptographic API () for crypto operation (encryption, decryption,
> authentication processing). The DPDK’s crypto framework and QAT PMD (driver
> for Intel’s QuickAssist Technology device) takes care of them. Please
> correct me if I am wrong.
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Chinmaya