On Tue, 19 Dec 2017 11:14:27 +0000
Anatoly Burakov [off-list ref] wrote:

This patchset introduces a prototype implementation of dynamic memory allocation
for DPDK. It is intended to start a conversation and build consensus on the best
way to implement this functionality. The patchset works well enough to pass all
unit tests, and to work with traffic forwarding, provided the device drivers are
adjusted to ensure contiguous memory allocation where it matters.

What exact functionality is this patchset trying to enable.
It isn't clear what is broken now. Is it a cleanup or something that
is being motivated by memory layout issues?