Why Run DPDK? DPDK’s run-to-completion model and optimized libraries significantly enhance network application performance by pre-allocating essential resources

DPDK (Data Plane Development Kit), an open source project hosted by the Linux Foundation, provides a robust framework that boosts packet processing speeds on various CPU architectures like Intel …

The main goal of the DPDK is to provide a simple, complete framework for fast packet processing in data plane applications. Users may use the code to understand some of the techniques employed, to …

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Howto Guides 1. Installing DPDK Using the meson build system 2. Running DPDK Unit Tests with Meson 3. Building Your Own Application

DPDK documentation Getting Started Guide for Linux Getting Started Guide for FreeBSD Getting Started Guide for Windows Sample Applications User Guides Programmer’s Guide HowTo Guides …

For programming examples and for instructions on compiling and running each sample application, see the DPDK Sample Applications User Guide for details. For general information on compiling and …

Compiling the DPDK Target from Source 3.1. Uncompress DPDK and Browse Sources 3.2. Compiling and Installing DPDK System-wide 4. Cross compiling DPDK for aarch64 and aarch32 4.1. …

DPDK is comprised of a robust community of member organizations committed to enabling accessible fast packet processing to help move the networking industry forward.

The meson tool is used to configure a DPDK build. On most Linux distributions this can be got using the local package management system, e.g. dnf install meson or apt-get install meson.