+1

Florin

> On Aug 3, 2017, at 12:56 AM, Neale Ranns (nranns) <nra...@cisco.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> Dear All,
> 
> I would like to propose the addition of a new API to explicitly create and 
> delete FIB tables. At present the only way to create FIB tables (for e.g. 
> VRFs) is to:
> 1) Bind an interface to a new table index; ‘set int ip table Eth0 <NEW 
> TABLE_ID>
> 2) Add a route in a new table and set the create_vrf_if_needed flag
> 
> With the addition of an explicit create we have the possibility to set 
> per-table properties, like the flow-hash and (potentially) the mtrie stride 
> (to favour memory over performance for small VRFs). With an explicit delete 
> VPP is aware when it is safe to delete the table.
> 
> An explicit API makes the management of FIB tables by the agent/client the 
> same as managing any other table resource, like Bridge-Domains or classify 
> tables.
> 
> Regards,
> neale
> 
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