On Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 10:59:05AM -0700, Jarno Rajahalme wrote: > Now that we don't need to parse TCP flags from the packet after > extraction, we usually do not need the 'l7' pointer any more. When > needed, ofpbuf_get_tcp|udp|sctp|icmp_payload() or ofpbuf_get_l4_size() > can be used instead. > > Removal of 'l7' was requested by Pravin for the DPDK datapath work, as > it simplifies packet parsing a bit.
Pravin, I'm curious about how removing l7 simplifies the DPDK datapath. Can you tell us? _______________________________________________ dev mailing list dev@openvswitch.org http://openvswitch.org/mailman/listinfo/dev
