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Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] Sending and receiving on the same port at the same
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On Fri, Jan 15, 2016 at 04:54:11PM +0000, Zoltan Kiss wrote:
> Can you call rte_eth_tx_burst() and rte_eth_tx_burst() on the same port at 
> the same time from different threads?

In general, yes you can. I did this before in an L4-L7 performance tester, so 
cores could concentrate on RX or TX to keep the speeds high.

> Have anyone seen a device where it wasn't true?

Not specifically. But I didn't go looking for one either.

Matthew.