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authorJohn DeNisco <jdenisco@cisco.com>2018-07-26 12:45:10 -0400
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+Plugins
+=======
+
+vlib implements a straightforward plug-in DLL mechanism. VLIB client
+applications specify a directory to search for plug-in .DLLs, and a name
+filter to apply (if desired). VLIB needs to load plug-ins very early.
+
+Once loaded, the plug-in DLL mechanism uses dlsym to find and verify a
+vlib\_plugin\_registration data structure in the newly-loaded plug-in.
+