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Subject: Purpose of memory channels option (-n) in DPDK
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If the processor spreads contiguous memory accesses onto different
channels in hardware thanks to the memory controller(s) that handles
multiple channels, then, what is the purpose of -n option in DPDK? Is
it not  overabundant ?