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Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [v2 22/23] Packet Framework IPv4 pipeline sample app
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Hi Cristian,

On 06/04/2014 08:08 PM, Cristian Dumitrescu wrote:
> This Packet Framework sample application illustrates the capabilities of the Intel DPDK Packet Framework toolbox.
>
> It creates different functional blocks used by a typical IPv4 framework like: flow classification, firewall, routing, etc.
>
> CPU cores are connected together through standard interfaces built on SW rings, which each CPU core running a separate pipeline instance.
>
> Please refer to Intel DPDK Sample App Guide for full description.
>
> Signed-off-by: Cristian Dumitrescu <cristian.dumitrescu@intel.com>

Would it be possible to replace the ctrlmbuf by something else (a
pktmbuf for instance)?

As you know this would conflict if we want to remove the ctrlmbuf from
the rte_mbuf structure.

Regards,
Olivier