STRIDED MESSAGE BASED RECEIVE BUFFER

Systems and methods are described herein for processing data packets. An example network adapter may include a network interface operatively coupled to a communication network and packet processing circuitry operatively coupled to the network interface. The packet processing circuitry is configured to receive, via the network interface, a plurality of data packets associated with a message; determine, for each data packet, at least one corresponding reserved stride in a strided buffer; store each data packet in the at least one corresponding reserved stride; process the strided buffer upon storing the plurality of data packets in a corresponding plurality of reserved strides; and generate a completion notification indicating that the plurality of data packets in the strided buffer has been processed.