> > It looks better to have a data buffer address that is aligned to > > 8 bytes. This is the case when there is no mbuf private area, but > > if there is one, the alignment depends on the size of this area > > that is located between the mbuf structure and the data buffer. > > > > Indeed, some drivers expects to have the buffer address aligned > > to an even address, and moreover an unaligned buffer may impact > > the performance when accessing to network headers. > > > > Add a check in rte_pktmbuf_pool_create() to verify the alignment > > constraint before creating the mempool. For applications that use > > the alternative way (direct call to rte_mempool_create), also > > add an assertion in rte_pktmbuf_init(). > > > > By the way, also add the MBUF log type. > > > > Signed-off-by: Olivier Matz <olivier.matz at 6wind.com> > > Acked-by: Konstantin Ananyev <konstantin.ananyev at intel.com>
Applied, thanks
