cps: replace DPDK's KNI library with virtio-user

DPDK dropped its KNI library at version 23.11. This commit replaces DPDK's KNI library with virtio-user. This commit closes #481, closes #570, closes #585, closes #674.
AltraMayor · Mar 1, 2024 · 53e42db · 53e42db
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diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ SRCS-y := main/main.c
 
 # Functional blocks.
 SRCS-y += config/static.c config/dynamic.c
-SRCS-y += cps/main.c cps/kni.c cps/elf.c cps/rd.c
+SRCS-y += cps/main.c cps/kni.c cps/rd.c
 SRCS-y += ggu/main.c
 SRCS-y += gk/main.c gk/rt.c gk/bpf.c
 SRCS-y += gt/main.c gt/lua_lpm.c

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -124,13 +124,9 @@ Once the packages are downloaded, they can be installed with the commands below:
 ```console
 $ tar -zxvf gatekeeper-ubuntu-20.04-packages.tar.gz
 $ cd gatekeeper-ubuntu-20.04-packages
-$ sudo dpkg -i dpdk-rte-kni-dkms_*_amd64.deb gatekeeper-bird_*_amd64.deb gatekeeper_*_amd64.deb
+$ sudo dpkg -i gatekeeper-bird_*_amd64.deb gatekeeper_*_amd64.deb
 ```
 
-The `dpdk-rte-kni-dkms` package is a DKMS (Dynamic Kernel Modules Support)
-package, which builds the `rte_kni` kernel module during installation and kernel
-upgrades.
-
 #### Configure Gatekeeper
 
 When installed via Debian packages, Gatekeeper configuration files are located

diff --git a/cps/elf.c b/cps/elf.c
diff --git a/cps/elf.h b/cps/elf.h