[PATCH] mbuf: delete dynamic fields copy in hdr copy

[Thomas Monjalon]

14/12/2021 08:56, Gaoxiang Liu:
> Because dynamic fields are registered by the DPDK application,
> so it is up to the application to decide whether to copy the value of
> dynamic fields.
> So delete dynamic fields copy in __rte_pktmbuf_copy_hdr.
> It's more flexible for the DPDK application,
> and is useful for improving performance.

Yes, removing operations will improve the performance,
but it looks wrong.
This is copying all dynamic fields, not matter which one is registered.
We cannot ask the application to manage dynamic fields copy,
especially if the copy is done inside a library.