[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 1/2] mbuf: introduce accurate packet Tx scheduling

[Thomas Monjalon]

08/07/2020 17:47, Viacheslav Ovsiienko:
> There is the requirement on some networks for precise traffic timing
> management. The ability to send (and, generally speaking, receive)
> the packets at the very precisely specified moment of time provides
> the opportunity to support the connections with Time Division
> Multiplexing using the contemporary general purpose NIC without involving
> an auxiliary hardware. For example, the supporting of O-RAN Fronthaul
> interface is one of the promising features for potentially usage of the
> precise time management for the egress packets.
[...]
>  lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.c |  1 +
>  lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.h |  4 ++++
>  lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf_dyn.h | 31 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  3 files changed, 36 insertions(+)

I think this feature should be added in the release notes.