Bluefield

Is it beneficial to offload OvS datapath to the hardware? Does it matter if the kernel or DPDK datapath is offloaded? In this episode, I dig a bit deeper into the OvS offloading matters, and I also explain how the packet processing is done with OvS running on the SmartNIC. …

In this episode, we scrutinize the performance of the Bluefield-2 SmartNIC in our two-node cluster deployed at Cloudlab. We had quite a bumpy road in reaching this point, but we finally did it. …

Lately, the eyes of the nation have been on Bluefield and I think they are missing the point. I LOVE Bluefield. Let me explain what I think people are missing. Bluefield is, in my humble opinion, the most beautiful place in the world and I would argue that Bluefield is…