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> > On Tue, 27 Apr 2021 10:50:20 +0100 > Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yi...@intel.com> wrote: > > > Agree that it may help testing to have l3fwd support on the testpmd. > > > > Two concerns, > > 1) Testpmd already too complex. > > 2) Code duplication. > > > > For 1), if the l3fwd can be implemented in testpmd as new, independent > > forwarding mode, without touching rest of the testpmd, I think it can be > OK. > > > > Not sure how to address 2), also lets say we want to add new feature > > to l3fwd, where it should go, to the sample or to the testpmd? > > The original purpose of l3fwd seems to be getting lost here. > It was intended as an example, not a complete test or real life application. The issue is, this app has become an industry standard for performance comparison between platforms (whether we like it or not). But, it does not have a whole lot of debugging capabilities. I think adding a L3fwd mode to testpmd will be helpful to keep the sample application simpler.
