Re: [RFC] doc/linux_gsg: add amd configuration section

["Varghese, Vipin" <vipin.varghese@amd.com>]

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On 1/16/2024 8:44 PM, Thomas Monjalon wrote:
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> It is RFC, is it ready to merge?

new patch shared doc/linux_gsg: add amd configuration section - 
Patchwork (dpdk.org) 
<https://patchwork.dpdk.org/project/dpdk/patch/20240124181021.1759-1-vipin.varghese@amd.com/>


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> Instead of the Linux guide, should we add it to the platform guides?
>          doc/guides/platform/
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> We may want to create an entry in MAINTAINERS as well.

thank you, added the same under `AMD x86`

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> More details below.
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> 10/10/2023 17:34, Vipin Varghese:
>> Add AMD EPYC SoC tuning guide as new setcion of linux getting
> typo: section
fixed, spell check did not catch this for me. My mistake
>> started guide.
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>> Signed-off-by: Vipin Varghese<vipin.varghese@amd.com>
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>> +This document shares step-by-step guide for configuring AMD EPYC SoC across various families for getting best performance for DPDK applications.
>> +Various factors like BIOS, Numa Per Socket, Memory per Numa, near-far from IO device affects the overall performance.
> Numa -> NUMA
changed to all capital
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>> +These are covered in various sections of tuning guides shared below.
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>> +Tuning Guide for AMD EPYC SoC
>> +-----------------------------
>> +
>> +#. `MILAN<https://www.amd.com/content/dam/amd/en/documents/epyc-technical-docs/tuning-guides/data-plane-development-kit-tuning-guide-amd-epyc7003-series-processors.pdf>`_
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>> +#. `GENOA<https://www.amd.com/content/dam/amd/en/documents/epyc-technical-docs/tuning-guides/58017-amd-epyc-9004-tg-data-plane-dpdk.pdf>`_
>> +
>> +#. `BERGAMO|SIENNA<https://www.amd.com/content/dam/amd/en/documents/epyc-technical-docs/tuning-guides/58310_amd-epyc-8004-tg-data-plane-dpdk.pdf>`_
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>> +General Requirements
>> +--------------------
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>> +Memory
>> +~~~~~~
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>> +Refer `Memory Configuration` section for SoC specific details.
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>> +Note: general thumb rule is to ensure that each memory channel has at least one memory DIMM populated. The ideal memory size for each is at least 8|16|32 GB ECC modules.
> Please start a new sentence on a new line.
correction applied.
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