From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jun 17 14:04:12 2014 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 0008C4EF for ; Tue, 17 Jun 2014 14:04:11 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-qc0-x232.google.com (mail-qc0-x232.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:400d:c01::232]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id AE5892319 for ; Tue, 17 Jun 2014 14:04:11 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-qc0-f178.google.com with SMTP id c9so10163448qcz.9 for ; Tue, 17 Jun 2014 07:04:10 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc:content-type; bh=++xkXSOi71yNi+U7ixo3IBqghh5tCAXteEydBaXJSvE=; b=tHjcAWqjwh6cx+eRl0McgbSMNgdh4Os5jUVMmgDbrcJ8FuqUiyhO/5Wz1UmDL1W6+A YjGLUJ9Ynemj3hHp2CL4Xe7X8N4rbG0iXXSuc1j/uYsD8l9XSy/0t0cuVuvL5Orefz6p xrpaDa6rLP8sWOJIPdz2WL9deeKjN2e+aHc/Fd2tNYY5M3HAv9aEL06PwXSLVYMP91kJ B86PrqMjwdhAYpYaHQen665XuO2psG58RvgK0M3MLN3CcPzLobHgg5+RTLlRkuB1LUwk IQ3IXWTmvDcX+BD1gQEps57x00z13jE65wwweFmGtb+c2lODaZhwBdcjDKCQ5QRgrMO+ 76zw== X-Received: by 10.224.11.137 with SMTP id t9mr37216245qat.4.1403013850526; Tue, 17 Jun 2014 07:04:10 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.96.74.69 with HTTP; Tue, 17 Jun 2014 07:03:30 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: <20140614101523.GD22187@onelab2.iet.unipi.it> From: Carlos Ferreira Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2014 15:03:30 +0100 Message-ID: Subject: Re: netmap To: Luigi Rizzo Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.18 Cc: "freebsd-net@freebsd.org" X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2014 14:04:12 -0000 Great! :) I will give you the results as soon as I can get them :) On 17 June 2014 12:55, Luigi Rizzo wrote: > On Mon, Jun 16, 2014 at 5:30 PM, Carlos Ferreira > wrote: > >> Ok, thanks for the enlightenment regarding the loss of performance. >> >> One question, just to be sure. Does the kernel module contains the VALA >> switch code? Or do I need to compile extra code to have the switch worki= ng? >> Also, where can I find the documentation to use the Vala Switch? >> > > =E2=80=8BVALE is part of the netmap kernel module, the only thing you nee= d > to know to use it is port names: > you can have multiple switch instances with multiple ports each, > > valeX:Y means port Y on switch X, X and Y are arbitrary strings > with the constraint that the whole name must fit 15 characters. > > Details in the netmap manpage > > cheers > luigi > > --=20 Carlos Miguel Ferreira Researcher at Telecommunications Institute Aveiro - Portugal Work E-mail - cmf@av.it.pt Skype & GTalk -> carlosmf.pt@gmail.com LinkedIn -> http://www.linkedin.com/in/carlosmferreira