[dpdk-users] difference between rte_eth_tx_buffer and rte_eth_tx_burst

Yuliang Li yuliang.li at yale.edu
Sun Mar 5 18:26:47 CET 2017


Thanks Keith. This is very helpful!

On Sun, Mar 5, 2017 at 10:22 AM, Wiles, Keith <keith.wiles at intel.com> wrote:

>
> > On Mar 4, 2017, at 7:46 PM, Yuliang Li <yuliang.li at yale.edu> wrote:
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I am new to DPDK. I found 2 functions that can send packets:
> > rte_eth_tx_buffer and rte_eth_tx_burst. I am confused about why we need
> > these two different functions. To me, I can use only rte_eth_tx_burst,
> and
> > rte_eth_tx_buffer does add more functional capability. Are there any
> other
> > concerns like performance or others that we need these two functions?
>
> The best place to find out this type of information is to read the emails
> around the rte_eth_tx_buffer APIs in the archives. You may want to refine
> the search.
>
> https://mail-archive.com/search?a=1&l=dev%40dpdk.org&o=
> newest&haswords=rte_eth_tx_buffer
>
> >
> > Thanks,
> > --
> > Yuliang Li
> > PhD student
> > Department of Computer Science
> > Yale University
>
> Regards,
> Keith
>
>


-- 
Yuliang Li
PhD student
Department of Computer Science
Yale University


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