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From: Mit Matelske <mit@pt.net>
Subject: mlx5 under FreeBSD
Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2018 10:48:03 -0600 (CST)
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Is anyone working to include support for the mlx5 PMD under FreeBSD? 

I've started down this road by building Linux compatibility layers for the required Netlink and Ethtool calls in the driver, but would gladly accept help and advice from those much more knowledgeable then myself! 

Though not important, why did Mellanox build a PMD that relied on the kernel driver being in place unlike most other PMDs? 

Thanks! 

Mit Matelske