[dpdk-dev] [EXT] Re: [PATCH 1/2] examples/l3fwd-regex: add regex based l3fwd

[Guy Kaneti]

Sorry for the delayed response 

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> Subject: [EXT] Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 1/2] examples/l3fwd-regex: add regex
> based l3fwd
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> 08/09/2020 14:31, guyk at marvell.com:
> > From: Guy Kaneti <guyk at marvell.com>
> >
> > Add regex based l3fwd application
> > inline with normal l3fwd. only LPM is supported.
> 
> The trend is to reduce the number of example applications.
> Do you think regex could be an option in the original l3fwd?
> 

The regex operation is not a direct networking functionality and is not a type of forwarding.
The purpose of the application was to show an example of regex operation with networking.
I think it should stand by itself.