4 files changed, 18 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/plugins/dpdk/device/common.c b/src/plugins/dpdk/device/common.c
index aedc3f5227d..c65cec6734d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/dpdk/device/common.c
+++ b/src/plugins/dpdk/device/common.c
@@ -78,8 +78,11 @@ dpdk_device_setup (dpdk_device_t * xd)
 	dpdk_device_error (xd, "rte_eth_tx_queue_setup", rv);
     }
 
+  vec_validate_aligned (xd->buffer_pool_for_queue, xd->rx_q_used - 1,
+			CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES);
   for (j = 0; j < xd->rx_q_used; j++)
     {
+      dpdk_mempool_private_t *privp;
       uword tidx = vnet_get_device_input_thread_index (dm->vnet_main,
 						       xd->hw_if_index, j);
       unsigned lcore = vlib_worker_threads[tidx].lcore_id;
@@ -95,6 +98,9 @@ dpdk_device_setup (dpdk_device_t * xd)
 				     SOCKET_ID_ANY, 0,
 				     dm->pktmbuf_pools[socket_id]);
 
+      privp = rte_mempool_get_priv (dm->pktmbuf_pools[socket_id]);
+      xd->buffer_pool_for_queue[j] = privp->buffer_pool_index;
+
       if (rv < 0)
 	dpdk_device_error (xd, "rte_eth_rx_queue_setup", rv);
     }
diff --git a/src/plugins/dpdk/device/dpdk.h b/src/plugins/dpdk/device/dpdk.h
index a0c57ea21b3..1ed3b280385 100644
--- a/src/plugins/dpdk/device/dpdk.h
+++ b/src/plugins/dpdk/device/dpdk.h
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ typedef struct
   u16 rx_q_used;
   u16 nb_rx_desc;
   u16 *cpu_socket_id_by_queue;
+  u8 *buffer_pool_for_queue;
   struct rte_eth_conf port_conf;
   struct rte_eth_txconf tx_conf;
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/dpdk/device/dpdk_priv.h b/src/plugins/dpdk/device/dpdk_priv.h
index 52b4ca4b303..a95d03cfba4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/dpdk/device/dpdk_priv.h
+++ b/src/plugins/dpdk/device/dpdk_priv.h
@@ -51,6 +51,14 @@ _(proc-type)                                    \
 _(file-prefix)                                  \
 _(vdev)
 
+typedef struct
+{
+  /* must be first */
+  struct rte_pktmbuf_pool_private mbp_priv;
+  u8 buffer_pool_index;
+} dpdk_mempool_private_t;
+
+
 static inline void
 dpdk_get_xstats (dpdk_device_t * xd)
 {
diff --git a/src/plugins/dpdk/device/node.c b/src/plugins/dpdk/device/node.c
index cf8b9699206..82978216817 100644
--- a/src/plugins/dpdk/device/node.c
+++ b/src/plugins/dpdk/device/node.c
@@ -347,6 +347,9 @@ dpdk_device_input (dpdk_main_t * dm, dpdk_device_t * xd,
   /* Update buffer template */
   vnet_buffer (bt)->sw_if_index[VLIB_RX] = xd->vlib_sw_if_index;
   bt->error = node->errors[DPDK_ERROR_NONE];
+  /* as DPDK is allocating empty buffers from mempool provided before interface
+     start for each queue, it is safe to store this in the template */
+  bt->buffer_pool_index = xd->buffer_pool_for_queue[queue_id];
 
   mb_index = 0;