DPDK Summit 2026

As a long-time DPDK developer, I am more used to working on code WITHIN DPDK rather than writing apps USING DPDK. On the odd occasion, when I do need to create an end-user app using DPDK, there are a number of the additional little libraries and tools in DPDK that I reach for to improve the DPDK app development and debug process. These include the cmdline library (including using the new script for cmdline generation), configfile library, telemetry support, and others. While most of these are not likely to be new to many developers, the content here may prove helpful to anyone starting out with green-field DPDK development, or putting together quick apps for packet processing using DPDK.