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Subject: [dpdk-dev] L2FWD uses 'too much' CPU
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Hi,

 

Why by default L2FWD saturate both cores ? I mean, it seems it keeps wasting
cycles due to the infinite loop placed there to check the queues.

 

Which would be the way to improve this and make it to become more efficient
?

 

Sincerely,

 

Fred