Roopa Prabhu and Jiri Pirko will chair the netdev 0x14 Switch ASIC
hardware offload workshop.
Network Operating Systems(NOS) based on Linux-native hardware offload
for network switching ASICs continue to gain traction. Recent inductees
include the announced project DENT [1] that brings together switch ASIC
vendors, distributors, system integrators and users.
This workshop is similar in spirit to previous switchdev workshops.
Workshop topics (Work in progress):
- Discuss switchdev driver updates since last netdev0x13:
- Mellanox mlxsw driver updates
- New Networking features and use-cases
- Open issues and challenges
- New vendors
- Supporting new features down the pike:
- Eg: EVPN-MH, port security, dynamic NAT and others
- Operationalizing Linux networking
Automation and DevOps
[1]
https://www.linuxfoundation.org/press-release/2019/12/dent-launches-to-simp…
More information:
https://netdevconf.info/0x14/news.html?switch-ASIC-hardware-offload-worksho…
cheers,
jamal
Lorenzo Bianconi et al will provide a tutorial on how to add XDP support
to a NIC driver. They will start with the basics and lead to the
challenging issues a driver author would have to deal with.
The mvneta driver (Marvell Armada 3700LP chip on Marvell ESPRSSObin
board) will be used as an example.
The tutorial will be interactive and dissect code samples while
describing architectural challenges.
More information:
https://netdevconf.info/0x14/news.html?add-XDP-support-to-a-NIC-tutorial-ac…
cheers,
jamal
Johannes Berg and Kalle Valo will chair the netdev 0x14 wireless
workshop.
Various ongoing work items (e.g. 802.3/802.11 encaps offload) and
upcoming changes (e.g. eBPF and 802.11ax integration) will be part
of the agenda.
More information:
https://netdevconf.org/0x14/news.html?wireless-workshop-accepted
cheers,
jamal
