In a method for managing forwarding of a data stream to respective cores of a multi-core system, the incoming data stream is processed in a hardware machine prior to forwarding the data stream to respective cores. The hardware machine executes an algorithm to identify frames in said data stream respectively having a fake hole therein and generates metadata and attaches metadata to any frame in which a fake hole is identified, the metadata instructing a core that receives the respective frame in which a fake hole has been identified to ignore the fake hole in that respective frame. Also in the algorithm, the hardware machine identifies frames in which a real hole exists and maintains a database log of the real holes and the respective cores among said multiple cores that receive said data stream with said real holes therein, together with a notification to the respective core.