ByteDance SYS Tech

Feb 2, 2023 · Backend Development

Unlocking High‑Performance Packet Processing: Inside DPDK’s libgraph Framework

DPDK’s libgraph, inspired by VPP’s vector packet processing, replaces traditional scalar packet handling with a graph‑based pipeline that improves i‑cache locality, reduces pointer copies, and enables flexible, high‑throughput networking across multiple CPUs and NICs, while introducing trade‑offs such as memory safety risks.