From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mga06.intel.com (mga06.intel.com [134.134.136.31]) by dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5849E1B795 for ; Wed, 25 Oct 2017 17:51:30 +0200 (CEST) Received: from fmsmga004.fm.intel.com ([10.253.24.48]) by orsmga104.jf.intel.com with ESMTP; 25 Oct 2017 08:51:29 -0700 X-ExtLoop1: 1 X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="5.43,432,1503385200"; d="scan'208";a="327604342" Received: from silpixa00379011.ir.intel.com (HELO silpixa00379011.ger.corp.intel.com) ([10.237.223.212]) by fmsmga004.fm.intel.com with ESMTP; 25 Oct 2017 08:51:26 -0700 From: Marko Kovacevic To: john.mcnamara@intel.com Cc: dev@dpdk.org, marko.kovacevic@intel.com Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2017 16:51:00 +0100 Message-Id: <1508946660-44354-2-git-send-email-marko.kovacevic@intel.com> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.5.5 In-Reply-To: <1508946660-44354-1-git-send-email-marko.kovacevic@intel.com> References: <1508946660-44354-1-git-send-email-marko.kovacevic@intel.com> Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v10 2/2] doc: add new introduction to sample app guides X-BeenThere: dev@dpdk.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: DPDK patches and discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2017 15:51:30 -0000 Add new Introduction Section into the sample app guides. Signed-off-by: Marko Kovacevic Acked-by: John McNamara --- doc/guides/sample_app_ug/intro.rst | 153 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 113 insertions(+), 40 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/intro.rst b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/intro.rst index d3f261b..ae12503 100644 --- a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/intro.rst +++ b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/intro.rst @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ .. BSD LICENSE - Copyright(c) 2010-2014 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. + Copyright(c) 2010-2017 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. All rights reserved. Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without @@ -28,42 +28,115 @@ (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. -Introduction -============ - -This document describes the sample applications that are included in the Data Plane Development Kit (DPDK). -Each chapter describes a sample application that showcases specific functionality and -provides instructions on how to compile, run and use the sample application. - -Documentation Roadmap ---------------------- - -The following is a list of DPDK documents in suggested reading order: - -* **Release Notes** : Provides release-specific information, including supported features, - limitations, fixed issues, known issues and so on. - Also, provides the answers to frequently asked questions in FAQ format. - -* **Getting Started Guides** : Describes how to install and - configure the DPDK software for your operating system; - designed to get users up and running quickly with the software. - -* **Programmer's Guide:** Describes: - - * The software architecture and how to use it (through examples), - specifically in a Linux* application (linuxapp) environment. - - * The content of the DPDK, the build system - (including the commands that can be used in the root DPDK Makefile to build the development kit and an application) - and guidelines for porting an application. - - * Optimizations used in the software and those that should be considered for new development - -A glossary of terms is also provided. - -* **API Reference** : Provides detailed information about DPDK functions, - data structures and other programming constructs. - -* **Sample Applications User Guide** : Describes a set of sample applications. - Each chapter describes a sample application that showcases specific functionality and - provides instructions on how to compile, run and use the sample application. +Introduction to the DPDK Sample Applications +============================================ + +The DPDK Sample Applications are small standalone applications which +demonstrate various features of DPDK. They can be considered as a cookbook of +DPDK features. Users interested in getting started with DPDK can take the +applications, try out the features, and then extend them to fit their needs. + + +The DPDK Sample Applications +---------------------------- + +Table :numref:`table_sample_apps` shows a list of some of the main sample +applications that are available in the examples directory of DPDK: + + .. _table_sample_apps: + + .. table:: **Some of the DPDK Sample applications** + + +---------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ + | Bonding | Netmap Compatibility | + +---------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ + | Command Line | Packet Ordering | + +---------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ + | Distributor | Performance Thread | + +---------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ + | Ethtool | Precision Time Protocol (PTP) Client | + +---------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ + | Exception Path | Quality of Service (QoS) Metering | + +---------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ + | Hello World | QoS Scheduler | + +---------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ + | Internet Protocol (IP) Fragmentation | Quota and Watermark | + +---------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ + | IP Pipeline | RX/TX Callbacks | + +---------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ + | IP Reassembly | Server node EFD | + +---------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ + | IPsec Security Gateway | Basic Forwarding/Skeleton App | + +---------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ + | IPv4 multicast | Tunnel End Point (TEP) termination | + +---------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ + | Kernel NIC Interface | Timer | + +---------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ + | Network Layer 2 Forwarding + variants | Vhost | + +---------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ + | Network Layer 3 Forwarding + variants | Vhost Xen | + +---------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ + | Link Status Interrupt | VMDQ Forwarding | + +---------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ + | Load Balancer | VMDQ and DCB Forwarding | + +---------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ + | Multi-process | VM Power Management | + +---------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ + +These examples range from simple to reasonably complex but most are designed +to demonstrate one particular feature of DPDK. Some of the more interesting +examples are highlighted below. + + +* :doc:`Hello World`: As with most introductions to a + programming framework a good place to start is with the Hello World + application. The Hello World example sets up the DPDK Environment Abstraction + Layer (EAL), and prints a simple "Hello World" message to each of the DPDK + enabled cores. This application doesn't do any packet forwarding but it is a + good way to test if the DPDK environment is compiled and set up properly. + +* :doc:`Basic Forwarding/Skeleton Application`: The Basic + Forwarding/Skeleton contains the minimum amount of code required to enable + basic packet forwarding with DPDK. This allows you to test if your network + interfaces are working with DPDK. + +* :doc:`Network Layer 2 forwarding`: The Network Layer 2 + forwarding, or ``l2fwd`` application does forwarding based on Ethernet MAC + addresses like a simple switch. + +* :doc:`Network Layer 3 forwarding`: The Network Layer3 + forwarding, or ``l3fwd`` application does forwarding based on Internet + Protocol, IPv4 or IPv6 like a simple router. + +* :doc:`Packet Distributor`: The Packet Distributor + demonstrates how to distribute packets arriving on an Rx port to different + cores for processing and transmission. + +* :doc:`Multi-Process Application`: The + multi-process application shows how two DPDK processes can work together using + queues and memory pools to share information. + +* :doc:`RX/TX callbacks Application`: The RX/TX + callbacks sample application is a packet forwarding application that + demonstrates the use of user defined callbacks on received and transmitted + packets. The application calculates the latency of a packet between RX + (packet arrival) and TX (packet transmission) by adding callbacks to the RX + and TX packet processing functions. + +* :doc:`IPSec Security Gateway`: The IPSec Security + Gateway application is minimal example of something closer to a real world + example. This is also a good example of an application using the DPDK + Cryptodev framework. + +* :doc:`Precision Time Protocol (PTP) client`: The PTP + client is another minimal implementation of a real world application. + In this case the application is a PTP client that communicates with a PTP + master clock to synchronize time on a Network Interface Card (NIC) using the + IEEE1588 protocol. + +* :doc:`Quality of Service (QoS) Scheduler`: The QoS + Scheduler application demonstrates the use of DPDK to provide QoS scheduling. + +There are many more examples shown in the following chapters. Each of the +documented sample applications show how to compile, configure and run the +application as well as explaining the main functionality of the code. -- 2.5.5