Documentation

• For a first try, you should follow the quick start instructions.
• The list of supported NICs includes PCI NICs and paravirtualized NICs.
• API documentation is generated thanks to doxygen.
• User guides, programmer's guide and release notes are formatted with sphinx.
• The guides are also available as PDF files.

  Applications

  • pktgen-dpdk (traffic generator)

  Tools

  • DTS (DPDK Test Suite) User Guide
  • DTS Test Plans

  Archives

  • documentation for previous versions
  • Unmaintained driver for QEMU IVSHMEM: memnic-pmd.
  • Unmaintained driver for VMware ESXi vmxnet3 without uio: vmxnet3-usermap.

Performance Reports

• DPDK 18.02 Intel NIC Performance Report
• DPDK 18.02 Intel Vhost/Virtio Performance Report
• DPDK 18.02 Intel Crypto Performance Report
• DPDK 18.02 Mellanox NIC Performance Report
• DPDK 17.11 Intel NIC Performance Report
• DPDK 17.11 Intel Vhost/Virtio Performance Report
• DPDK 17.11 Intel Crypto Performance Report
• DPDK 17.11 Mellanox NIC Performance Report
• DPDK 17.08 Intel NIC Performance Report
• DPDK 17.08 Intel Vhost/Virtio Performance Report
• DPDK 17.05 Intel NIC Performance Report
• DPDK 17.05 Intel Vhost/Virtio Performance Report
• DPDK 17.05 Mellanox NIC Performance Report
• DPDK 17.05 Netcope NIC Performance Report
• DPDK 17.02 Intel NIC Performance Report
• DPDK 17.02 Intel Vhost/Virtio Performance Report
• DPDK 17.02 Mellanox NIC Performance Report
• DPDK 16.11 Intel NIC Performance Report

Training

List of resources available online:

• DPDK Summits Presentations
• Intel Network Builders University [registration is free, but required]

For instructor-led training services, refer to the companies list.