DPDK/dpdk
Data Plane Development Kit observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
77/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3346
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
4394 stars · 1504 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
DPDK is a set of C libraries and NIC drivers for fast userspace packet processing, bypassing the kernel network stack. It supports multiple CPU architectures and runs on Linux and FreeBSD.
Use cases
- build a high-throughput packet processing application
- implement a userspace network stack that bypasses the kernel
- write custom NIC drivers for low-latency networking
- build a software router or load balancer
- benchmark network I/O performance
- process packets at line rate on commodity servers
When to choose
- you need maximum packet throughput or minimal latency
- you are building network functions like routers, firewalls, or vSwitches
- you want kernel-bypass networking on Linux or FreeBSD
When to avoid
- you need a simple socket-based network application
- your workload is not performance-critical and kernel networking suffices
- you need portability beyond Linux and FreeBSD
Facets
library · maturity stable
networking concurrency developer-tools networking performance infrastructure-as-code microservices bsd c cpp packet-processing data-plane kernel-bypass high-performance-networking nic-drivers userspace-networking linux
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/DPDK/dpdk · fetched 2026-08-28 · 6406ee4502ad
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| DPDK/dpdk | main | 77 |
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