The header split support is being planned in next DPDK release. If you can implement it and submit a patch before next release, it is welcomed. Thanks
> -----Original Message----- > From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces at dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Moran, John > Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2015 11:07 PM > To: dev at dpdk.org > Subject: [dpdk-dev] Intel XL710 > > Hello, > > I submitted this question yesterday, when I did not belong to group. Re- > submitting now that I am a member! > > I am working on a design where a dpdk/intel710 based switch will receive > VXLAN traffic (DPDK 2.0 with centos 7 and kvm). > Ideally we would like to have the NIC strip the VXLAN header and then > forward the packet based on mac or vlan id of the inner packet. > > Question. From looking the Add a VXLAN sample at > //www.litchfie.dpdk.org/ml/archives/dev/2015-April/016518.html. it looks > as if is possible to use the HW header splitter to access inner vlan. The NIC > will then assign the packet to the correct internal queue? > > I just want to confirm this before I start make promises in design. > > Thanks for any help, > > Jack Moran > ViaSat
