Re: Sending A Separate Packet Out The TX Path In XDP

Christian Deacon <[email protected]> writes:

> Hey everyone,
>
>
> I had a quick question. Is it possible to send a packet separate from 
> the original out of the TX path within an XDP program? I would imagine 
> this isn't possible, but I just wanted to make sure.

Not from within XDP, no...

> If this isn't possible within the XDP program itself, is it possible to 
> do this with AF_XDP sockets or can AF_XDP sockets only handle packets 
> redirected via the fast-path XDP creates? I wasn't sure if I'd need to 
> make another Linux socket inside of the AF_XDP program in this case to 
> send a separate packet out.

...but AF_XDP sockets can send whatever you want :)

-Toke