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From: Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>
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Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [EXT] Re: [PATCH 1/2] examples/l3fwd-regex: add
	regex based l3fwd
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18/10/2020 13:53, Guy Kaneti:
> From: Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>
> > > From: Guy Kaneti <guyk@marvell.com>
> > >
> > > Add regex based l3fwd application
> > > inline with normal l3fwd. only LPM is supported.
> > 
> > The trend is to reduce the number of example applications.
> > Do you think regex could be an option in the original l3fwd?
> 
> The regex operation is not a direct networking functionality and is not a type of forwarding.
> The purpose of the application was to show an example of regex operation with networking.
> I think it should stand by itself.

If it was only regex, yes it would make sense as standalone.
But mixing with networking forwarding could be in the same app.