@param client_index - opaque cookie to identify the sender
@param context - sender context, to match reply w/ request
@param role - role of the interface in the connection (master/slave)
+ @param rx_queues - number of rx queues (only valid for slave)
+ #param tx_queues - number of tx queues (only valid for slave)
@param key - 64bit integer used to authenticate and match opposite sides
of the connection
@param socket_filename - filename of the socket to be used for connection
u32 context;
u8 role; /* 0 = master, 1 = slave */
+ u8 rx_queues; /* optional, default is 1 */
+ u8 tx_queues; /* optional, default is 1 */
u64 key; /* optional, default is 0 */
u8 socket_filename[128]; /* optional, default is "/var/vpp/memif.sock"
and can be changed in VPP startup config */