[dpdk-users] DPDK hash table dynamic growth

[Stephen Hemminger]

On Mon, 17 Apr 2017 15:47:59 +0000
"Fu, Qiaobin" <qiaobinf at bu.edu> wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> Currently, I am using the hash library to handle network flows defined as source and destination IP addresses. I need to find a way to alleviate memory pressure when the table is full. However, after some research, I didn’t find any hints on the dynamic growth in the hash library. Could anyone point me some hints on this? Thanks.
> 
> Best,
> Qiaobin

If you need growing hash table, I recommend the lock-free hash table in the Linux userspace RCU library;
rather than the more limited DPDK one.