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31 Programmer's Guide
32 ==================
33
34 .. toctree::
35     :maxdepth: 3
36     :numbered:
37
38     intro
39     overview
40     env_abstraction_layer
41     service_cores
42     ring_lib
43     mempool_lib
44     mbuf_lib
45     poll_mode_drv
46     rte_flow
47     traffic_management
48     cryptodev_lib
49     link_bonding_poll_mode_drv_lib
50     timer_lib
51     hash_lib
52     efd_lib
53     member_lib
54     lpm_lib
55     lpm6_lib
56     packet_distrib_lib
57     reorder_lib
58     ip_fragment_reassembly_lib
59     generic_receive_offload_lib
60     generic_segmentation_offload_lib
61     pdump_lib
62     multi_proc_support
63     kernel_nic_interface
64     thread_safety_dpdk_functions
65     eventdev
66     qos_framework
67     power_man
68     packet_classif_access_ctrl
69     packet_framework
70     vhost_lib
71     metrics_lib
72     port_hotplug_framework
73     source_org
74     dev_kit_build_system
75     dev_kit_root_make_help
76     extend_dpdk
77     build_app
78     ext_app_lib_make_help
79     perf_opt_guidelines
80     writing_efficient_code
81     profile_app
82     glossary
83
84
85 **Figures**
86
87 :numref:`figure_architecture-overview` :ref:`figure_architecture-overview`
88
89 :numref:`figure_linuxapp_launch` :ref:`figure_linuxapp_launch`
90
91 :numref:`figure_malloc_heap` :ref:`figure_malloc_heap`
92
93 :numref:`figure_ring1` :ref:`figure_ring1`
94
95 :numref:`figure_ring-enqueue1` :ref:`figure_ring-enqueue1`
96
97 :numref:`figure_ring-enqueue2` :ref:`figure_ring-enqueue2`
98
99 :numref:`figure_ring-enqueue3` :ref:`figure_ring-enqueue3`
100
101 :numref:`figure_ring-dequeue1` :ref:`figure_ring-dequeue1`
102
103 :numref:`figure_ring-dequeue2` :ref:`figure_ring-dequeue2`
104
105 :numref:`figure_ring-dequeue3` :ref:`figure_ring-dequeue3`
106
107 :numref:`figure_ring-mp-enqueue1` :ref:`figure_ring-mp-enqueue1`
108
109 :numref:`figure_ring-mp-enqueue2` :ref:`figure_ring-mp-enqueue2`
110
111 :numref:`figure_ring-mp-enqueue3` :ref:`figure_ring-mp-enqueue3`
112
113 :numref:`figure_ring-mp-enqueue4` :ref:`figure_ring-mp-enqueue4`
114
115 :numref:`figure_ring-mp-enqueue5` :ref:`figure_ring-mp-enqueue5`
116
117 :numref:`figure_ring-modulo1` :ref:`figure_ring-modulo1`
118
119 :numref:`figure_ring-modulo2` :ref:`figure_ring-modulo2`
120
121 :numref:`figure_memory-management` :ref:`figure_memory-management`
122
123 :numref:`figure_memory-management2` :ref:`figure_memory-management2`
124
125 :numref:`figure_mempool` :ref:`figure_mempool`
126
127 :numref:`figure_mbuf1` :ref:`figure_mbuf1`
128
129 :numref:`figure_mbuf2` :ref:`figure_mbuf2`
130
131 :numref:`figure_multi_process_memory` :ref:`figure_multi_process_memory`
132
133 :numref:`figure_kernel_nic_intf` :ref:`figure_kernel_nic_intf`
134
135 :numref:`figure_pkt_flow_kni` :ref:`figure_pkt_flow_kni`
136
137
138 :numref:`figure_pkt_proc_pipeline_qos` :ref:`figure_pkt_proc_pipeline_qos`
139
140 :numref:`figure_hier_sched_blk` :ref:`figure_hier_sched_blk`
141
142 :numref:`figure_sched_hier_per_port` :ref:`figure_sched_hier_per_port`
143
144 :numref:`figure_data_struct_per_port` :ref:`figure_data_struct_per_port`
145
146 :numref:`figure_prefetch_pipeline` :ref:`figure_prefetch_pipeline`
147
148 :numref:`figure_pipe_prefetch_sm` :ref:`figure_pipe_prefetch_sm`
149
150 :numref:`figure_blk_diag_dropper` :ref:`figure_blk_diag_dropper`
151
152 :numref:`figure_flow_tru_droppper` :ref:`figure_flow_tru_droppper`
153
154 :numref:`figure_ex_data_flow_tru_dropper` :ref:`figure_ex_data_flow_tru_dropper`
155
156 :numref:`figure_pkt_drop_probability` :ref:`figure_pkt_drop_probability`
157
158 :numref:`figure_drop_probability_graph` :ref:`figure_drop_probability_graph`
159
160 :numref:`figure_figure32` :ref:`figure_figure32`
161
162 :numref:`figure_figure33` :ref:`figure_figure33`
163
164 :numref:`figure_figure34` :ref:`figure_figure34`
165
166 :numref:`figure_figure35` :ref:`figure_figure35`
167
168 :numref:`figure_figure37` :ref:`figure_figure37`
169
170 :numref:`figure_figure38` :ref:`figure_figure38`
171
172 :numref:`figure_figure39` :ref:`figure_figure39`
173
174 :numref:`figure_efd1` :ref:`figure_efd1`
175
176 :numref:`figure_efd2` :ref:`figure_efd2`
177
178 :numref:`figure_efd3` :ref:`figure_efd3`
179
180 :numref:`figure_efd4` :ref:`figure_efd4`
181
182 :numref:`figure_efd5` :ref:`figure_efd5`
183
184 :numref:`figure_efd6` :ref:`figure_efd6`
185
186 :numref:`figure_efd7` :ref:`figure_efd7`
187
188 :numref:`figure_efd8` :ref:`figure_efd8`
189
190 :numref:`figure_efd9` :ref:`figure_efd9`
191
192 :numref:`figure_efd10` :ref:`figure_efd10`
193
194 :numref:`figure_efd11` :ref:`figure_efd11`
195
196 :numref:`figure_membership1` :ref:`figure_membership1`
197
198 :numref:`figure_membership2` :ref:`figure_membership2`
199
200 :numref:`figure_membership3` :ref:`figure_membership3`
201
202 :numref:`figure_membership4` :ref:`figure_membership4`
203
204 :numref:`figure_membership5` :ref:`figure_membership5`
205
206 :numref:`figure_membership6` :ref:`figure_membership6`
207
208 :numref:`figure_membership7` :ref:`figure_membership7`
209
210 **Tables**
211
212 :numref:`table_qos_1` :ref:`table_qos_1`
213
214 :numref:`table_qos_2` :ref:`table_qos_2`
215
216 :numref:`table_qos_3` :ref:`table_qos_3`
217
218 :numref:`table_qos_4` :ref:`table_qos_4`
219
220 :numref:`table_qos_5` :ref:`table_qos_5`
221
222 :numref:`table_qos_6` :ref:`table_qos_6`
223
224 :numref:`table_qos_7` :ref:`table_qos_7`
225
226 :numref:`table_qos_8` :ref:`table_qos_8`
227
228 :numref:`table_qos_9` :ref:`table_qos_9`
229
230 :numref:`table_qos_10` :ref:`table_qos_10`
231
232 :numref:`table_qos_11` :ref:`table_qos_11`
233
234 :numref:`table_qos_12` :ref:`table_qos_12`
235
236 :numref:`table_qos_13` :ref:`table_qos_13`
237
238 :numref:`table_qos_14` :ref:`table_qos_14`
239
240 :numref:`table_qos_15` :ref:`table_qos_15`
241
242 :numref:`table_qos_16` :ref:`table_qos_16`
243
244 :numref:`table_qos_17` :ref:`table_qos_17`
245
246 :numref:`table_qos_18` :ref:`table_qos_18`
247
248 :numref:`table_qos_19` :ref:`table_qos_19`
249
250 :numref:`table_qos_20` :ref:`table_qos_20`
251
252 :numref:`table_qos_21` :ref:`table_qos_21`
253
254 :numref:`table_qos_22` :ref:`table_qos_22`
255
256 :numref:`table_qos_23` :ref:`table_qos_23`
257
258 :numref:`table_qos_24` :ref:`table_qos_24`
259
260 :numref:`table_qos_25` :ref:`table_qos_25`
261
262 :numref:`table_qos_26` :ref:`table_qos_26`
263
264 :numref:`table_qos_27` :ref:`table_qos_27`
265
266 :numref:`table_qos_28` :ref:`table_qos_28`
267
268 :numref:`table_qos_29` :ref:`table_qos_29`
269
270 :numref:`table_qos_30` :ref:`table_qos_30`
271
272 :numref:`table_qos_31` :ref:`table_qos_31`
273
274 :numref:`table_qos_32` :ref:`table_qos_32`
275
276 :numref:`table_qos_33` :ref:`table_qos_33`
277
278 :numref:`table_qos_34` :ref:`table_qos_34`
279
280 :numref:`table_hash_lib_1` :ref:`table_hash_lib_1`
281
282 :numref:`table_hash_lib_2` :ref:`table_hash_lib_2`