[dpdk-dev] [RFC PATCH 03/14] mbuf: remove the rte_pktmbuf structure

2014-08-12 Thread Olivier MATZ
Hi Bruce, On 08/11/2014 10:44 PM, Bruce Richardson wrote: > From: Olivier Matz > > The rte_pktmbuf structure was initially included in the rte_mbuf > structure. This was needed when there was 2 types of mbuf (ctrl and > packet). As the control mbuf has been removed, we can merge the > rte_pktmbuf

[dpdk-dev] [RFC PATCH 03/14] mbuf: remove the rte_pktmbuf structure

2014-08-11 Thread Bruce Richardson
From: Olivier Matz The rte_pktmbuf structure was initially included in the rte_mbuf structure. This was needed when there was 2 types of mbuf (ctrl and packet). As the control mbuf has been removed, we can merge the rte_pktmbuf into the rte_mbuf structure. Advantages of doing this: - the acces