OpenShift 4 has a big leap forward with new features coming from CoreOS. In OpenShift 4, it is possible to use the DPDK libraries and attach a network interface (virtual function) directly to the pod. DPDK libraries offers to free up the Kernel space from interrupts by processing the work in User space. To simplify the application building process, we can leverage Red Hat's DPDK builder image from the Red Hat registry. This base image allows developers to build applications powered by DPDK. In this meeting, we will go over the OpenShift Architecture, the DPDK libraries, DPDK poll mode driver (PMD), and show examples using virtual functions with DPDK in OpenShift.
