mbuf: remove control mbuf

[dpdk.git] / doc / guides / prog_guide / lpm6_lib.rst

diff --git a/doc/guides/prog_guide/lpm6_lib.rst b/doc/guides/prog_guide/lpm6_lib.rst
index abc5adb..f791507 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/guides/prog_guide/lpm6_lib.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/prog_guide/lpm6_lib.rst
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ several thousand IPv6 rules, but the number can vary depending on the case.
 An LPM prefix is represented by a pair of parameters (128-bit key, depth), with depth in the range of 1 to 128.
 An LPM rule is represented by an LPM prefix and some user data associated with the prefix.
 The prefix serves as the unique identifier for the LPM rule.
 An LPM prefix is represented by a pair of parameters (128-bit key, depth), with depth in the range of 1 to 128.
 An LPM rule is represented by an LPM prefix and some user data associated with the prefix.
 The prefix serves as the unique identifier for the LPM rule.

-In this implementation, the user data is 1-byte long and is called "next hop",
+In this implementation, the user data is 21-bits long and is called "next hop",

 which corresponds to its main use of storing the ID of the next hop in a routing table entry.
 
 The main methods exported for the LPM component are:
 which corresponds to its main use of storing the ID of the next hop in a routing table entry.
 
 The main methods exported for the LPM component are:


@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ The main methods exported for the LPM component are:
 Implementation Details
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 Implementation Details
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 

-This is a modification of the algorithm used for IPv4 (see Section 19.2 "Implementation Details").
+This is a modification of the algorithm used for IPv4 (see :ref:`lpm4_details`).

 In this case, instead of using two levels, one with a tbl24 and a second with a tbl8, 14 levels are used.
 
 The implementation can be seen as a multi-bit trie where the *stride*
 In this case, instead of using two levels, one with a tbl24 and a second with a tbl8, 14 levels are used.
 
 The implementation can be seen as a multi-bit trie where the *stride*


@@ -108,9 +108,11 @@ This is not feasible due to resource restrictions.
 By splitting the process in different tables/levels and limiting the number of tbl8s,
 we can greatly reduce memory consumption while maintaining a very good lookup speed (one memory access per level).
 
 By splitting the process in different tables/levels and limiting the number of tbl8s,
 we can greatly reduce memory consumption while maintaining a very good lookup speed (one memory access per level).
 

-.. image40_png has been renamed

 
 

-|tbl24_tbl8_tbl8|
+.. figure:: img/tbl24_tbl8_tbl8.*
+
+   Table split into different levels
+

 
 An entry in a table contains the following fields:
 
 
 An entry in a table contains the following fields:
 


@@ -231,5 +233,3 @@ Use Case: IPv6 Forwarding
 -------------------------
 
 The LPM algorithm is used to implement the Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR) strategy used by routers implementing IP forwarding.
 -------------------------
 
 The LPM algorithm is used to implement the Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR) strategy used by routers implementing IP forwarding.

-
-.. |tbl24_tbl8_tbl8| image:: img/tbl24_tbl8_tbl8.*