Re: [PATCH] rust: support DPDK API

[Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>]

On Thu, 6 Mar 2025 15:37:13 +0200
Gregory Etelson <getelson@nvidia.com> wrote:

> The patch converts include files with DPDK API to RUST and binds new
> RUST API files info dpdklib package.
> 
> The RUST dpdklib files and DPDK libraries build from C sources
> allow creation of DPDK application in RUST.
> 
> RUST DPDK application must specify the `dpdklib` package as
> dependency in Cargo.toml file.
> 
> RUST `dpdklib` package is installed into
> MESON_INSTALL_DESTDIR_PREFIX/rust directory.
> 
> Software requirements:
> - clang
> - RUST installation
> - bindgen-cli crate
> 
> RUST dpdklib installation instructions:
> 1. Configure DPDK with `-Deanble_rust=true`
> 2. Build and install DPDK. The installation procedure will create
>    MESON_INSTALL_DESTDIR_PREFIX/rust directory.
> 3. Update PKG_CONFIG_PATH to point to DPDK installation.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Gregory Etelson <getelson@nvidia.com>
> ---

Re-implementing test-pmd, l3fwd, etc in Rust is OK but not huge leap.
The real benefit would the ability to support PMD's built in Rust.
That would be much more invasive