1 files changed, 11 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/src/main_dpdk.cpp b/src/main_dpdk.cpp
index 3e5418b9..c17f32f3 100755
--- a/src/main_dpdk.cpp
+++ b/src/main_dpdk.cpp
@@ -1875,7 +1875,7 @@ public:
 
     bool process_rx_pkt(pkt_dir_t   dir,rte_mbuf_t * m);
 
-    virtual int update_mac_addr_from_global_cfg(pkt_dir_t       dir, rte_mbuf_t      *m);
+    virtual int update_mac_addr_from_global_cfg(pkt_dir_t       dir, uint8_t * p);
 
     virtual pkt_dir_t port_id_to_dir(uint8_t port_id);
 
@@ -2186,12 +2186,18 @@ int CCoreEthIFStateless::send_node(CGenNode * no){
 
     /* check that we have mbuf  */
     rte_mbuf_t *    m=node_sl->get_cache_mbuf();
-    assert( m );
     pkt_dir_t dir=(pkt_dir_t)node_sl->get_mbuf_cache_dir();
     CCorePerPort *  lp_port=&m_ports[dir];
     CVirtualIFPerSideStats  * lp_stats = &m_stats[dir];
-    rte_pktmbuf_refcnt_update(m,1);
+    if (m) {
+        /* cache case */
+        rte_pktmbuf_refcnt_update(m,1);
+    }else{
+        m=node_sl->alloc_node_with_vm();
+        assert(m);
+    }
     send_pkt(lp_port,m,lp_stats);
+
     return (0);
 };
 
@@ -2290,14 +2296,11 @@ int CCoreEthIF::send_node(CGenNode * node){
 }
 
 
-int CCoreEthIF::update_mac_addr_from_global_cfg(pkt_dir_t  dir, 
-                                rte_mbuf_t      *m){
-    assert(m);
+int CCoreEthIF::update_mac_addr_from_global_cfg(pkt_dir_t  dir, uint8_t * p){
+    assert(p);
     assert(dir<2);
     CCorePerPort *  lp_port=&m_ports[dir];
-    uint8_t *p=rte_pktmbuf_mtod(m, uint8_t*);
     uint8_t p_id=lp_port->m_port->get_port_id();
-
     memcpy(p,CGlobalInfo::m_options.get_dst_src_mac_addr(p_id),12);
     return (0);
 }