[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] net: introduce big and little endian types
Morten Brørup
mb at smartsharesystems.com
Tue Dec 6 16:34:07 CET 2016
Hi all,
Being a big fan of strong typing, I really like the concept of explicit endian types. Especially if type mismatches can be caught at compile time.
However, I think it is too late! That train left the station when the rest of the world - including libraries and headers that might be linked with a DPDK application - decided to use implicit big endian types for network protocols, and has been doing so for decades. And, with all respect, I don't think the DPDK community has the momentum required to change this tradition outside the community.
Furthermore: If not enforced throughout DPDK (and beyond), it might confuse more than it helps.
Med venlig hilsen / kind regards
- Morten Brørup
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