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diff --git a/doc/guides/prog_guide/packet_distrib_lib.rst b/doc/guides/prog_guide/packet_distrib_lib.rst index b5bdabbf..ee2b1a66 100644 --- a/doc/guides/prog_guide/packet_distrib_lib.rst +++ b/doc/guides/prog_guide/packet_distrib_lib.rst @@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ The model of operation is shown in the diagram below. Packet Distributor mode of operation +There are two modes of operation of the API in the distributor library, +one which sends one packet at a time to workers using 32-bits for flow_id, +and an optimized mode which sends bursts of up to 8 packets at a time to workers, using 15 bits of flow_id. +The mode is selected by the type field in the ``rte_distributor_create()`` function. Distributor Core Operation -------------------------- |