Mellanox OFED as a fallback
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-- `Mellanox OFED`_ version: **4.2, 4.3**.
+- `Mellanox OFED`_ version: **4.3**.
- firmware version: **2.42.5000** and above.
.. _`Mellanox OFED`: http://www.mellanox.com/page/products_dyn?product_family=26&mtag=linux_sw_drivers
The XXX can be different on different systems. Make sure to configure
according to the setpci output.
+6. To minimize overhead of searching Memory Regions:
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+ - '--socket-mem' is recommended to pin memory by predictable amount.
+ - Configure per-lcore cache when creating Mempools for packet buffer.
+ - Refrain from dynamically allocating/freeing memory in run-time.
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Usage example
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