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Subject: Re: [dpdk-users] Using dpdk libraries without EAL
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On Mon, 10 Sep 2018 16:05:33 +0800
Charles Ju <charlesyju@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I have developed my own packet capture code and would like to just use the
> dpdk libraries such as the ACL Library and mempool libraries. In this case,
> does these libraries require the EAL?

If you are going to extract bits and pieces then you are going to have
to look at the internals of the source code.  And deal with future changes.
I don't think it is fair to developers to expect that cherry picking libraries
will work.