[PATCH v2 3/4] doc: give specific instructions for running as non-root

[Dmitry Kozlyuk <dkozlyuk@nvidia.com>]

The guide to run DPDK applications as non-root in Linux
did not provide specific instructions to configure the required access
and did not explain why each bit is needed.
The latter is important because running as non-root
is one of the ways to tighten security and grant minimal permissions.

Cc: stable@dpdk.org

Signed-off-by: Dmitry Kozlyuk <dkozlyuk@nvidia.com>
---
 doc/guides/linux_gsg/enable_func.rst          | 67 +++++++++++++++++--
 .../prog_guide/env_abstraction_layer.rst      |  2 +
 2 files changed, 63 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/guides/linux_gsg/enable_func.rst b/doc/guides/linux_gsg/enable_func.rst
index 1df3ab0255..2f908e8b70 100644
--- a/doc/guides/linux_gsg/enable_func.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/linux_gsg/enable_func.rst
@@ -13,13 +13,58 @@ Enabling Additional Functionality
 Running DPDK Applications Without Root Privileges
 -------------------------------------------------
 
-In order to run DPDK as non-root, the following Linux filesystem objects'
-permissions should be adjusted to ensure that the Linux account being used to
-run the DPDK application has access to them:
+The following sections describe generic requirements and configuration
+for running DPDK applications as non-root.
+There may be additional requirements documented for some drivers.
 
-*   All directories which serve as hugepage mount points, for example, ``/dev/hugepages``
+Hugepages
+~~~~~~~~~
 
-*   If the HPET is to be used,  ``/dev/hpet``
+Hugepages must be reserved as root before runing the application as non-root,
+for example::
+
+  sudo dpdk-hugepages.py --reserve 1G
+
+If multi-process is not required, running with ``--in-memory``
+bypasses the need to access hugepage mount point and files within it.
+Otherwise, hugepage directory must be made accessible
+for writing to the unprivileged user.
+A good way for managing multiple applications using hugepages
+is to mount the filesystem with group permissions
+and add a supplementary group to each application or container.
+
+One option is to use the script provided by this project::
+
+  export HUGEDIR=$HOME/huge-1G
+  mkdir -p $HUGEDIR
+  sudo dpdk-hugepages.py --mount --directory $HUGEDIR --owner `id -u`:`id -g`
+
+In production environment, the OS can manage mount points
+(`systemd example <https://github.com/systemd/systemd/blob/main/units/dev-hugepages.mount>`_).
+
+The ``hugetlb`` filesystem has additional options to guarantee or limit
+the amount of memory that is possible to allocate using the mount point.
+Refer to the `documentation <https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/vm/hugetlbpage.txt>`_.
+
+If the driver requires using physical addresses (PA),
+the executable file must be granted additional capabilities:
+
+* ``SYS_ADMIN`` to read ``/proc/self/pagemaps``
+* ``IPC_LOCK`` to lock hugepages in memory
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+   setcap cap_ipc_lock,cap_sys_admin+ep <executable>
+
+If physical addresses are not accessible,
+the following message will appear during EAL initialization::
+
+  EAL: rte_mem_virt2phy(): cannot open /proc/self/pagemap: Permission denied
+
+It is harmless in case PA are not needed.
+
+Resource Limits
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 When running as non-root user, there may be some additional resource limits
 that are imposed by the system. Specifically, the following resource limits may
@@ -34,7 +79,15 @@ need to be adjusted in order to ensure normal DPDK operation:
 The above limits can usually be adjusted by editing
 ``/etc/security/limits.conf`` file, and rebooting.
 
-Additionally, depending on which kernel driver is in use, the relevant
+See `Hugepage Mapping <hugepage_mapping>`_
+secton to learn how these limits affect EAL.
+
+Device Control
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+If the HPET is to be used, ``/dev/hpet`` permissions must be adjusted.
+
+Depending on which kernel driver is in use, the relevant
 resources also should be accessible by the user running the DPDK application.
 
 For ``vfio-pci`` kernel driver, the following Linux file system objects'
@@ -64,6 +117,8 @@ system objects' permissions should be adjusted:
        /sys/class/uio/uio0/device/config
        /sys/class/uio/uio0/device/resource*
 
+For ``virtio`` PMD in legacy mode, ``SYS_RAWIO`` capability is required
+for ``iopl()`` call to enable access to PCI IO ports.
 
 Power Management and Power Saving Functionality
 -----------------------------------------------
diff --git a/doc/guides/prog_guide/env_abstraction_layer.rst b/doc/guides/prog_guide/env_abstraction_layer.rst
index 5f0748fba1..70fa099d30 100644
--- a/doc/guides/prog_guide/env_abstraction_layer.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/prog_guide/env_abstraction_layer.rst
@@ -228,6 +228,8 @@ Normally, these options do not need to be changed.
     can later be mapped into that preallocated VA space (if dynamic memory mode
     is enabled), and can optionally be mapped into it at startup.
 
+.. _hugepage_mapping:
+
 Hugepage Mapping
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
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