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> > > > >> Or have a generic library for reading LPM entries.  L3fwd is sup=
posed
> > > > >> to be as small as possible (it no longer is), and the real work =
should
> > > > >> be done by libraries to make it easier to build other applicatio=
ns.
> > > > >
> > > > > I never heard users ask about such thing,
> > > > > but if there is a demand for that, then I suppose it could be con=
sidered.
> > > > > CC-ing LPM/FIB maintainers to comment.
> > > > > Though I believe it should be a subject of separate patch and dis=
cussion
> > > > > (I think many questions will arise - what format should be, how t=
o support
> > > > > different types of user-data, to make it generic enough, etc.).
> > > >
> > > > Agree, it is very application specific, so it could be really diffi=
cult
> > > > to make it generic.
> > >
> > > But several other also have LPM tables, so why not have common code f=
or other applications.
> > >
> > > examples/l3fwd-power/main.c
> > > examples/ipsec-secgw/rt.c
> > > examples/ip_fragmentation/main.c
> > > examples/l3fwd/l3fwd_lpm.c
> > > examples/ip_reassembly/main.c
> >
> > Ah yes, that's good point.
> > All these examples (except ipsec-secgw) started as l3fwd clones,
> > so all of them have hard-coded LPM (and EM) tables too.
> > Yes it would be good thing to address that problem too,
> > and have some common code (and common routes file format) for all of th=
em.
> > I don't know is that a good idea to introduce parse file function in LP=
M/FIB library
> > itself, might be better to  have something like examples/common/lpm_par=
se*.
> > Anyway, this is an extra effort, and I think no-one has time for it in =
22.03 timeframe.
> > My suggestion would be for 22.03 go ahead with current l3fwd patches,
> > then later we can consider to make it common and update other examples.
>=20
> I don't think this patch is urgent.
> I suggest taking time to have common code for all examples
> and target a merge in DPDK 22.07.

Well, yes, from one perspective it not really a critical one,
we do live with hard-coded routes inside l3fwd for nearly 10 year by now.
Though l3fwd is one of mostly used examples inside DPDK and
it is quite a pain to patch/rebuild it each time someone needs to run
l3fwd with a different routing table.=20
Merging this patch will allow people to use l3fwd for more realistic test
scenarios in a painless manner.
So I believe this patch is really helpful and should be beneficial for the =
whole community.
Looking from that perspective, I don't see why it has to be "all or nothing=
" attitude here.
Why we can't move one step at a time instead?
That would allow to split and effort in terms of development/testing/upstre=
aming/etc.