dpdk-net-device-helper.h

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/*
 * Copyright (c) 2020 NITK Surathkal
 *
 * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
 *
 * Authors: Harsh Patel <thadodaharsh10@gmail.com>
 *          Hrishikesh Hiraskar <hrishihiraskar@gmail.com>
 */
 
#ifndef DPDK_NET_DEVICE_HELPER_H
#define DPDK_NET_DEVICE_HELPER_H
 
#include "emu-fd-net-device-helper.h"
 
namespace ns3
{
 
/**
 * \ingroup fd-net-device
 * \brief build a DpdkNetDevice object attached to a physical network
 * interface
 */
class DpdkNetDeviceHelper : public EmuFdNetDeviceHelper
{
  public:
    /**
     * Construct a DpdkNetDeviceHelper and initialize DPDK EAL
     */
    DpdkNetDeviceHelper();
 
    ~DpdkNetDeviceHelper() override
    {
    }
 
    /**
     * \brief Sets list of logical cores to use
     *
     * \param lCoreList Comma separated logical core list (e.g., "0,1")
     */
    void SetLCoreList(std::string lCoreList);
 
    /**
     * \brief Sets PMD Library to be used for the NIC
     *
     * \param pmdLibrary The PMD Library
     */
    void SetPmdLibrary(std::string pmdLibrary);
 
    /**
     * \brief Sets DPDK Driver to bind NIC to
     *
     * \param dpdkDriver The DPDK Driver
     */
    void SetDpdkDriver(std::string dpdkDriver);
 
  protected:
    /**
     * \brief This method creates an ns3::FdNetDevice attached to a physical network
     * interface
     *
     * \param node The node to install the device in
     * \returns A container holding the added net device.
     */
    Ptr<NetDevice> InstallPriv(Ptr<Node> node) const override;
 
    /**
     * Logical cores to use
     */
    std::string m_lCoreList;
 
    /**
     * PMD Library to be used for NIC
     */
    std::string m_pmdLibrary;
 
    /**
     * DPDK Driver to bind NIC to
     */
    std::string m_dpdkDriver;
};
 
} // namespace ns3
 
#endif /* DPDK_NET_DEVICE_HELPER_H */