Introduction

The NVIDIA FlexIO SDK provides an API for managing the Data Path Acceleration (DPA) processor and executing native code on NVIDIA BlueField-3 DPUs and later generations.

Key Features

• DPA Programming: Low-level access to Data Path Acceleration processors
• BlueField Integration: Optimized for NVIDIA BlueField DPU architecture
  
• High Performance: Hardware-accelerated data processing capabilities
• Flexible API: Comprehensive programming interface for DPA applications

Getting Started

After DOCA installation, FlexIO SDK headers can be found under:

• Headers: /opt/mellanox/flexio/include/
• Libraries: /opt/mellanox/flexio/lib/

API Modules

Explore the FlexIO SDK documentation through the following sections:

• API Modules - Detailed API reference
• File List - Source file documentation
  
• Class List - Class and structure reference

Support and Documentation

For additional information, please refer to:

• NVIDIA DOCA SDK Documentation
• FlexIO SDK Programming Guide
• BlueField DPU Developer Resources

Note

This documentation covers the FlexIO SDK APIs for DPA processor programming. Ensure you have the appropriate DOCA SDK version installed.