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From: Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] examples/multi_process: remove l2fwd fork
	example
Date: Sun, 05 Aug 2018 21:46:54 +0200
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30/07/2018 17:10, Gage Eads:
> l2fwd_fork relies on a multiprocess model that that DPDK does not support
> (calling rte_eal_init() before fork()), in particular in light of recent
> EAL changes like the multiproess communication channel.
> 
> This example can mislead users into thinking this is a supported
> multiprocess model; hence, this commit removes this example and the
> corresponding user guide documentation as well.
> 
> This patch was made following this mailing list discussion:
> http://mails.dpdk.org/archives/dev/2018-July/108106.html
> 
> Signed-off-by: Gage Eads <gage.eads@intel.com>

Applied, thanks