netmap

[Luigi Rizzo]

On Mon, Jun 16, 2014 at 5:30 PM, Carlos Ferreira <carlosmf.pt at gmail.com>
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 working?
> Also, where can I find the documentation to use the Vala Switch?
>

​VALE is part of the netmap kernel module, the only thing you need
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