+ /* Stores index of an empty ext bkt to be recycled on calling
+ * rte_hash_del_xxx APIs. When lock free read-write concurrency is
+ * enabled, an empty ext bkt cannot be put into free list immediately
+ * (as readers might be using it still). Hence freeing of the ext bkt
+ * is piggy-backed to freeing of the key index.
+ */
+ uint32_t *ext_bkt_to_free;
+ uint32_t *tbl_chng_cnt;
+ /**< Indicates if the hash table changed from last read. */