Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4] mbuf: support dynamic fields and flags

2019-10-26 Thread Thomas Monjalon
26/10/2019 14:39, Olivier Matz: > Many features require to store data inside the mbuf. As the room in mbuf > structure is limited, it is not possible to have a field for each > feature. Also, changing fields in the mbuf structure can break the API > or ABI. > > This commit addresses these issues,

[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4] mbuf: support dynamic fields and flags

2019-10-26 Thread Olivier Matz
Many features require to store data inside the mbuf. As the room in mbuf structure is limited, it is not possible to have a field for each feature. Also, changing fields in the mbuf structure can break the API or ABI. This commit addresses these issues, by enabling the dynamic registration of fiel