[PATCH] doc: add option to install PMD driver shared library
From: Reshma Pattan <hidden>
Date: 2017-03-27 12:32:21
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 <redacted> --- 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 <domain:bus:devid.func>] \ - [--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 <primary|secondary|auto>] [-- 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.
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