Bug#1139685: ITP: grout -- DPDK-based software router with rte_graph packet processing

Package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist
Owner: Robin Jarry <[email protected]>
X-Debbugs-Cc: [email protected], [email protected]

* Package name    : grout
  Version         : 0.16.0
  Upstream Contact: Robin Jarry <[email protected]>
* URL             : https://github.com/DPDK/grout
* License         : BSD-3-Clause AND GPL-2.0-or-later
  Programming Lang: C
  Description     : DPDK-based software router with rte_graph packet processing

grout (Graph Router) is a network processing application built on top of
DPDK. It uses the rte_graph library for fast packet processing and
simulates network functions found in physical routers.

Main features:

- IPv4 and IPv6 forwarding.
- L2 bridging.
- IP-in-IP tunnels.
- NAT (stateless DNAT44, stateful SNAT44 with conntrack).
- SRv6 support.
- DHCP client.
- FRR integration via a zebra dplane plugin.
- Configuration over a UNIX socket API and interactive CLI (grcli).

The Debian packaging draft can be viewed at
https://git.sr.ht/~rjarry/grout-debian

grout depends on libecoli[1] which I have already packaged for Debian.

[1] https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/libecoli

I plan on maintaining the package myself, being the upstream developer.

I need a Debian Developer to sponsor the upload.

Thanks!