`devnp-shim.so`

“Shim” driver for backward compatibility with io-net

Syntax:

io-pkt-variant -d shim "io-net_drvr [drvr_opt,...]"

where variant is one of v4, v4-hc, or v6-hc.

Runs on:

Neutrino

Options:

None.

Description:

The devnp-shim.so shared object is a “shim” driver that lets io-pkt support devn-* drivers that were written for io-net.

Explicitly loading the shim driver is usually unnecessary; io-pkt loads the shim automatically. For example, if you type:

io-pkt -d some_driver

then io-pkt searches for devnp-some_driver.so and loads it as a native driver if found. If not found, io-pkt tries to load devn-some_driver.so via the shim.

If you type:

io-pkt -d /lib/dll/devn-some_driver.so

then io-pkt notices that the driver is an io-net one and loads it via the shim.

Shim drivers name their interface entries enX, but native drivers use a naming scheme that depends on the chipset.
You can tell if the shim has been loaded by using pidin me.

Examples:

io-pkt -d shim devn-speedo.so
io-pkt -d shim "/lib/dll/devn-speedo.so transmit=1024,receive=1024"

devnp-shim.so