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From: Bruce Richardson <bruce.richardson@intel.com>
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On Tue, May 14, 2019 at 01:37:36PM +0100, Ray Kinsella wrote:
> Doesn't netmap achieve similar functionality ?
> 
> examples/netmap_compat/
> 
> Ray K
> 
No, I don't think so. AFAIK, netmap is for pulling packets from the NIC
into userspace. This is going from userspace to the kernel - the tap PMD
might be the best equivalent, though performance may be a challenge.

/Bruce