From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mga11.intel.com (mga11.intel.com [192.55.52.93]) by dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5AD8C918F for ; Thu, 15 Oct 2015 14:10:33 +0200 (CEST) Received: from fmsmga002.fm.intel.com ([10.253.24.26]) by fmsmga102.fm.intel.com with ESMTP; 15 Oct 2015 05:10:32 -0700 X-ExtLoop1: 1 X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="5.17,685,1437462000"; d="scan'208";a="827571957" Received: from irsmsx108.ger.corp.intel.com ([163.33.3.3]) by fmsmga002.fm.intel.com with ESMTP; 15 Oct 2015 05:10:31 -0700 Received: from irsmsx103.ger.corp.intel.com ([169.254.3.116]) by IRSMSX108.ger.corp.intel.com ([169.254.11.138]) with mapi id 14.03.0248.002; Thu, 15 Oct 2015 13:10:31 +0100 From: "Mcnamara, John" To: Panu Matilainen , "dev@dpdk.org" Thread-Topic: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 0/2] Provide reasonable default to -n Thread-Index: AQHRBz+VITuCi3tp90ebrpgxsTqoC55sdYhg Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2015 12:10:30 +0000 Message-ID: References: In-Reply-To: Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: x-originating-ip: [163.33.239.182] Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 0/2] Provide reasonable default to -n X-BeenThere: dev@dpdk.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: patches and discussions about DPDK List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2015 12:10:33 -0000 > -----Original Message----- > From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces@dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Panu Matilainen > Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2015 12:49 PM > To: dev@dpdk.org > Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 0/2] Provide reasonable default to -n >=20 > The number of memory channels is a truly obscure thing as a mandatory > command line argument when its really just an optimization. > Provide a reasonable default in mempool as suggested by Bruce Richardson > and make the -n argument optional in EAL to make DPDK that little bit > easier to use for a first-timer. Hi, In the Linux and FreeBSD user guides there is the following statement that = will need to change as well, either as part of this patchset, or separately: "The -c and the -n options are mandatory; the others are optional." http://www.dpdk.org/doc/guides/linux_gsg/build_sample_apps.html#running-a-s= ample-application http://www.dpdk.org/doc/guides/freebsd_gsg/build_sample_apps.html#running-a= -sample-application John. --=20