[ovs-dev] [PATCHv3] lib: upgrade to DPDK v1.8.0

[Kavanagh, Mark B]

> On 02/17/2015 11:20 PM, Mark Kavanagh wrote:
> > DPDK v1.8.0 makes significant changes to struct rte_mbuf, including
> > removal of the 'pkt' and 'data' fields. The latter, formally a
> > pointer, is now calculated via an offset from the start of the
> > segment buffer. These fields are referenced by OVS when accessing
> > the data section of an ofpbuf.
> >
> [...]
> 
> FWIW, I can verify with this version of the patch the OVS testsuite
> passes cleanly:
> 
> 1621 tests were successful.
> 1 test was skipped.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> 	- Panu

Hi Pravin,

Is there anything that I can clarify or help with on this patch? Any feedback that you might have would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance,
Mark