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Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [RFC] testpmd: use RFC2544 reserved IP addresses
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Hi Stephen,

<snip>

> > > Subject: [dpdk-dev] [RFC] testpmd: use RFC2544 reserved IP addresses
> > >
> > > Change the transmit only side of testpmd to use the IP addresses
> > > that are marked as reserved for benchmarking by RFC2544
> > > 192.18.0.0/27; rather than
> >
> > RFC2544 seems to use 198.18.0.0 and 198.19.0.0 ?
>=20
> The 18 and 19 networks would be used when doing L3fwd type test.
> The addresses this patch addresses are those used in the default case for=
 a
> transmit only type of test (on same subnet).

It might be useful to add some comments clarify this use case.

> > > the commonly used subnet 192.168.0.0/24 which is likely to used for
> > > administrative interface.
> >
> > Typo in the commit message "to used" should be "to be used"
>=20
> yes.
>=20
> >
<snip>

Regards,

Bernard.