From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Reshma Pattan Subject: [PATCH] doc: add option to install PMD driver shared library Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2017 13:32:17 +0100 Message-ID: <1490617937-12063-1-git-send-email-reshma.pattan@intel.com> Cc: Reshma Pattan To: dev@dpdk.org Return-path: Received: from mga01.intel.com (mga01.intel.com [192.55.52.88]) by dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 09882FADE for ; Mon, 27 Mar 2017 14:32:21 +0200 (CEST) List-Id: DPDK patches and discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: dev-bounces@dpdk.org Sender: "dev" Update the document with the available EAL command line option to install the pmd drivers that are built as shared libraries. Signed-off-by: Reshma Pattan --- doc/guides/linux_gsg/build_sample_apps.rst | 7 ++++++- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/doc/guides/linux_gsg/build_sample_apps.rst b/doc/guides/linux_gsg/build_sample_apps.rst index 29739a5..12fefff 100644 --- a/doc/guides/linux_gsg/build_sample_apps.rst +++ b/doc/guides/linux_gsg/build_sample_apps.rst @@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ The following is the list of options that can be given to the EAL: .. code-block:: console ./rte-app [-c COREMASK | -l CORELIST] [-n NUM] [-b ] \ - [--socket-mem=MB,...] [-m MB] [-r NUM] [-v] [--file-prefix] \ + [--socket-mem=MB,...] [-d LIB.so|DIR] [-m MB] [-r NUM] [-v] [--file-prefix] \ [--proc-type ] [-- xen-dom0] The EAL options are as follows: @@ -137,6 +137,11 @@ The EAL options are as follows: * ``--socket-mem``: Memory to allocate from hugepages on specific sockets. +* ``-d``: + Add a driver or driver directory to be loaded. + The application should use this option to load the pmd drivers + that are built as shared libraries. + * ``-m MB``: Memory to allocate from hugepages, regardless of processor socket. It is recommended that ``--socket-mem`` be used instead of this option. -- 2.7.4