[PATCH v5 0/2] Add config file support for l3fwd

[Stephen Hemminger]

On Tue, 8 Feb 2022 16:15:15 +0000
"Medvedkin, Vladimir" <vladimir.medvedkin at intel.com> wrote:

> >> Or have a generic library for reading LPM entries.  L3fwd is supposed
> >> to be as small as possible (it no longer is), and the real work should
> >> be done by libraries to make it easier to build other applications.  
> > 
> > I never heard users ask about such thing,
> > but if there is a demand for that, then I suppose it could be considered.
> > CC-ing LPM/FIB maintainers to comment.
> > Though I believe it should be a subject of separate patch and discussion
> > (I think many questions will arise - what format should be, how to support
> > different types of user-data, to make it generic enough, etc.).  
> 
> Agree, it is very application specific, so it could be really difficult 
> to make it generic.

But several other also have LPM tables, so why not have common code for other applications.

examples/l3fwd-power/main.c
examples/ipsec-secgw/rt.c
examples/ip_fragmentation/main.c
examples/l3fwd/l3fwd_lpm.c
examples/ip_reassembly/main.c