On Thu, Jun 16, 2016 at 10:22:30AM +0200, Yari Adan Petralanda wrote: > The function rte_hash_get_key_with_position is added in this patch. > As the position returned when adding a key is frequently used as an offset > into an array of user data, this function performs the operation of > retrieving a key given this offset. > > A possible use case would be to delete a key from the hash table when its > entry in the array of data has certain value. For instance, the key could be > a flow 5-tuple, and the value stored in the array a time stamp. >
I have my doubts that this will work. With cuckoo hashing, a hash table entry can change position multiple times after it is added, as the table is reorganised to make room for new entries. Regards, /Bruce
