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diff --git a/docs/_include/interface-xdp.txt b/docs/_include/interface-xdp.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..d87151fc --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/_include/interface-xdp.txt @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +.. cfgcmd:: set interfaces {{ var0 }} <interface> xdp + +  Enable support for Linux :abbr:`XDP (eXpress Data Path)` on recent 1.3 rolling +  releases. You must enable it for every interface which should participate in +  the XDP forwarding. + +  XDP is an eBPF based high performance data path merged in the Linux kernel +  since version 4.8. The idea behind XDP is to add an early hook in the RX path +  of the kernel, and let a user supplied eBPF program decide the fate of the +  packet. The hook is placed in the NIC driver just after the interrupt +  processing, and before any memory allocation needed by the network stack +  itself, because memory allocation can be an expensive operation. + +  .. warning:: This is highly experimental! + +  .. note:: Enabling this feature will break any form of NAT or Firewalling on +    this interface, as XDP is handled way earlier in the driver then iptables/ +    nftables. + +  Enabling this feature will only load the XDP router code as described here: +  https://blog.apnic.net/2020/04/30/how-to-build-an-xdp-based-bgp-peering-router/ + +  Example: + +  .. code-block:: none + +    set interfaces {{ var0 }} {{ var1 }} xdp
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