TCPDirect-9.0.0 =============== This is a feature release of TCPDirect that includes improvements since TCPDirect-8.1.3.8. See the ChangeLog for a list of changes. TCPDirect must be used with a matching version of Onload, in this case Onload version 9.0.0. The network adapter and operating system support derives from those supported by Onload. TCPDirect distributed as source code ------------------------------------ TCPDirect has been relicensed with the MIT open source license and since v9.0.0 is shipped as a source package rather than a binary package. The packaging for Onload and TCPDirect has been refreshed to allow suitable new build and installation workflows for the TCPDirect source package. In particular, this means an additional Onload development package is required, which contains the necessary headers for building TCPDirect. New onload development package ------------------------------ Onload now includes a package containing headers required by ef_vi applications like TCPDirect. Installing this package is required to build TCPDirect and TCPDirect applications. Please ensure the openonload-devel RPM or onload-dev DEB is installed after building Onload before attempting to build TCPDirect. Public Onload/ef_vi control plane API ------------------------------------- The Onload control plane in this Onload-9.0.0 is presented via a new public API that can be used by ef_vi applications. As an ef_vi application, TCPDirect now uses this API to query the control plane server. Installation ------------ To install TCPDirect from a Source RPM: 0. The source RPM package depends on the Onload userspace and development packages in addition to any other dependencies on standard system packages: - onload - onload-devel 1. Build the binary RPM from the source RPM file: rpmbuild --rebuild where is the full path to the source RPM. 2. The build procedure generates a lot of console output. Towards the end of the build a "Wrote:" line identifies the location of the built binary RPM. For example: Wrote: /tcpdirect-.rpm 3. Copy the "Wrote:" location that your server output, and use it install the binary RPM. For example: rpm -Uvh /tcpdirect-.rpm To install TCPDirect from a DEB: 0. The DEB source package depends on the Onload userspace and development packages in addition to any other dependencies on standard system packages: - onload-user - onload-dev 1. Extract debian-source tarball: tar -xf tcpdirect_-debiansource.tgz 2. Unpack debian source archive dpkg-source -x tcpdirect_-1.dsc 3. Enter newly created tcpdirect directory cd tcpdirect- 4. Build debian package debuild -i -uc -us 5. Install debian package dpkg -i tcpdirect_-1_amd64.deb There is no longer a 'tarball' distribution type as the RPM and DEB source packages are suitable for all supported OSs. SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT SPDX-FileCopyrightText: (c) 2023-2024 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.