Maybe check that you have included the header files with the correct structure definitions.
> -----Original Message----- > From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces at dpdk.org] On Behalf Of sabu kurian > Sent: Monday, March 17, 2014 8:28 AM > To: dev at dpdk.org > Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] Error : dereferencing pointer to incomplete type...... > > A little bit of correction on the second format: > > iphdr->packet_id = rte_bswap16(0x0001); // This one gives error as well.... > > Any idea on what could be wrong ? > > Thanks > > > > > > > On Mon, Mar 17, 2014 at 1:51 PM, sabu kurian <sabu2kurian at gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Hello friends, > > > > I get a error like "dereferencing pointer to incomplete type", when I > > try to fill in the IPv4 headers. > > > > Below is the code snippet: > > > > struct ether_hdr *ehdr = rte_pktmbuf_mtod(m_pool, struct ether_hdr > *); > > > > struct ipv4_hdr *iphdr = (struct ipv4_hdr *)(&ehdr[1]); > > > > > > iphdr->packet_id = (uint16_t)0x0001; //This gives error. > > > > rte_bswap16(iphdr->packet_id,0x0001); //This format also gives the > > same error. > > > > And also what is the best way to copy an 8 bit (1 byte) value for > > fields like 'type_of_service' ? will rte_memcpy() work for it ? > > > > > > > > Thanks in advance.... > > > >
