The initial role of rte_ctrlmbuf is to carry generic messages (data
pointer + data length) but it's not used by the DPDK or it applications.
Keeping it implies:
- loosing 1 byte in the rte_mbuf structure
- having some dead code rte_mbuf.[ch]
This patch removes this feature. Thanks to it, it is now possible to
simplify the rte_mbuf structure by merging the rte_pktmbuf structure
in it. This is done in next commit.
Signed-off-by: Olivier Matz <olivier.matz@6wind.com>
* Updated patch to HEAD.
* Modified patch to retain the old function names for ctrl mbufs as
macros. This helps with app compatibility, and allows the concept
of a control mbuf to be reintroduced via a single-bit flag in
a future change.
* Updated the packet framework ip_pipeline example application to
work following this change.
Signed-off-by: Bruce Richardson <bruce.richardson@intel.com>
Acked-by: Pablo de Lara <pablo.de.lara.guarch@intel.com>
Acked-by: Olivier Matz <olivier.matz@6wind.com>
This Packet Framework sample application illustrates the capabilities
of the Intel DPDK Packet Framework toolbox.
It creates different functional blocks used by a typical IPv4 framework like:
flow classification, firewall, routing, etc.
CPU cores are connected together through standard interfaces built on SW rings,
which each CPU core running a separate pipeline instance.
Signed-off-by: Cristian Dumitrescu <cristian.dumitrescu@intel.com>
Tested-by: Waterman Cao <waterman.cao@intel.com>
Acked-by: Pablo de Lara Guarch <pablo.de.lara.guarch@intel.com>
Acked by: Ivan Boule <ivan.boule@6wind.com>
