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

[Thomas Monjalon]

18/10/2020 13:53, Guy Kaneti:
> From: Thomas Monjalon <thomas at monjalon.net>
> > > 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.

If it was only regex, yes it would make sense as standalone.
But mixing with networking forwarding could be in the same app.