2 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/pal/linux/mbuf.cpp b/src/pal/linux/mbuf.cpp
index 7eca8fd5..26a54fe9 100755
--- a/src/pal/linux/mbuf.cpp
+++ b/src/pal/linux/mbuf.cpp
@@ -78,6 +78,13 @@ rte_mempool_t * utl_rte_mempool_create(const char  *name,
     return p;
 }
 
+void utl_rte_mempool_delete(rte_mempool_t * & pool){
+    if (pool) {
+        delete pool;
+        pool=0;
+    }
+}
+
 
 uint16_t rte_mbuf_refcnt_update(rte_mbuf_t *m, int16_t value)
 {
diff --git a/src/pal/linux/mbuf.h b/src/pal/linux/mbuf.h
index 35a442bf..4132f842 100755
--- a/src/pal/linux/mbuf.h
+++ b/src/pal/linux/mbuf.h
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ typedef struct rte_mempool rte_mempool_t;
 
 #define RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM  0
 
+void utl_rte_mempool_delete(rte_mempool_t  * &pool);
+
 rte_mempool_t * utl_rte_mempool_create(const char  *name,
                                       unsigned n, 
                                       unsigned elt_size,