Hi, On 19/05/16 13:18, Ananyev, Konstantin wrote: > I wonder does anyone really use mbuf port field? > My though was - could we to drop it completely?
There are a few example codes which are reading the port field. Although they can retain this metadata in the private area of the mbuf, right after receiving, it would cause them a minor perf drop to do it separately. I'm not sure which one is more important: this perf drop of the gain everyone else has by relieving the drivers to do it. Zoli
