diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
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+[submodule "dpdk"]
+	path = dpdk
+	url = ../dpdk
diff --git a/dpdk b/dpdk
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+Subproject commit 3b5e1551b3dbe0f6b6dc4cc5ce7f5fd951984945