extern uint16_t port_topology; /**< set by "--port-topology" parameter */
extern uint8_t no_flush_rx; /**<set by "--no-flush-rx" parameter */
extern uint8_t mp_anon; /**< set by "--mp-anon" parameter */
+extern uint8_t no_link_check; /**<set by "--disable-link-check" parameter */
#ifdef RTE_NIC_BYPASS
extern uint32_t bypass_timeout; /**< Store the NIC bypass watchdog timeout */