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From: ogawa.yasufumi@lab.ntt.co.jp
To: spp@dpdk.org, ferruh.yigit@intel.com, ogawa.yasufumi@lab.ntt.co.jp
Subject: [spp] [PATCH 06/20] docs: move descs of packet copy mode of spp_mirror
Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2019 20:48:17 +0900	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <1550490511-31683-7-git-send-email-ogawa.yasufumi@lab.ntt.co.jp> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1550490511-31683-1-git-send-email-ogawa.yasufumi@lab.ntt.co.jp>

From: Yasufumi Ogawa <ogawa.yasufumi@lab.ntt.co.jp>

This patch is to move instruction for copy mode of spp_mirror.

Signed-off-by: Yasufumi Ogawa <ogawa.yasufumi@lab.ntt.co.jp>
---
 docs/guides/gsg/install.rst      | 35 +++++++++++-----
 docs/guides/gsg/setup.rst        |  2 +-
 docs/guides/spp_vf/gsg/setup.rst | 86 ----------------------------------------
 3 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 97 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 docs/guides/spp_vf/gsg/setup.rst

diff --git a/docs/guides/gsg/install.rst b/docs/guides/gsg/install.rst
index b44cdaf..0bb3401 100644
--- a/docs/guides/gsg/install.rst
+++ b/docs/guides/gsg/install.rst
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ is included in ``wireshark``.
     $ sudo apt install wireshark
 
 PCAP is disabled by default in DPDK configuration.
-``CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_PCAP`` and ``CONFIG_RTE_PORT_PCAP`` define the
-configuration and enabled it to ``y``.
+``CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_PCAP`` and ``CONFIG_RTE_PORT_PCAP`` defined in
+config file ``common_base`` should be changed to ``y`` to enable PCAP.
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ Compile DPDK with target environment.
 SPP
 ---
 
-Clone repository and compile SPP in any directory.
+Clone SPP repository and compile it in any directory.
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
@@ -94,15 +94,30 @@ Clone repository and compile SPP in any directory.
     $ cd spp
     $ make  # Confirm that $RTE_SDK and $RTE_TARGET are set
 
-It also required to install Python3 and packages for running python scripts
-as following.
-You might need to run ``pip3`` with ``sudo`` if it is failed.
+If you use ``spp_mirror`` in deep copy mode, you should comment out
+the definition of copy mode in Makefile of ``spp_mirror`` before.
+It is for copying full payload into a new mbuf.
+Default mode is shallow copy.
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+    # src/mirror/Makefile
+    #CFLAGS += -Dspp_mirror_SHALLOWCOPY
+
+.. note::
+
+    Before run make command, you might need to consider if using deep copy
+    for cloning packets in ``spp_mirror``. Comparing with shallow copy, it
+    clones entire packet payload into a new mbuf and it is modifiable,
+    but lower performance. Which of copy mode should be chosen depends on
+    your usage.
+
+SPP provides ``requirements.txt`` for installing required packages of Python3.
+You might fail to run ``pip3`` without sudo on some environments.
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
     $ sudo apt update
-    $ sudo apt install python3
-    $ sudo apt install python3-pip
     $ pip3 install -r requirements.txt
 
 
@@ -221,8 +236,8 @@ it is very similar to SPP's worker process for forwarding.
 In this case, run this application simply with just two options
 while DPDK has many kinds of options.
 
-  - -l: core list
-  - -p: port mask
+  * ``-l``: core list
+  * ``-p``: port mask
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
diff --git a/docs/guides/gsg/setup.rst b/docs/guides/gsg/setup.rst
index 9e3d17d..d4f9543 100644
--- a/docs/guides/gsg/setup.rst
+++ b/docs/guides/gsg/setup.rst
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ You can check the value as following.
 Vhost Client Mode
 -----------------
 
-SPP secondary process supports ``--vhost-client`` options for using vhost port.
+SPP secondary process supports ``--vhost-client`` option for using vhost port.
 In vhost client mode, qemu creates socket file instead of secondary process.
 It means that you can launch a VM before secondary process create vhost port.
 
diff --git a/docs/guides/spp_vf/gsg/setup.rst b/docs/guides/spp_vf/gsg/setup.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index eebe591..0000000
--- a/docs/guides/spp_vf/gsg/setup.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,86 +0,0 @@
-..  SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
-    Copyright(c) 2019 Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
-
-.. _spp_vf_gsg_setup:
-
-Setup
-=====
-
-Install DPDK
-------------
-
-Install DPDK in any directory. This is a simple instruction and please
-refer
-`Getting Started Guide for Linux
-<http://dpdk.org/doc/guides/linux_gsg/index.html>`_
-for details.
-
-.. code-block:: console
-
-    $ cd /path/to/any_dir
-    $ git clone http://dpdk.org/git/dpdk
-    $ cd dpdk
-    $ git checkout [TAG_NAME(e.g. v17.05)]
-    $ export RTE_SDK=`pwd`
-    $ export RTE_TARGET=x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc
-    $ make T=x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc install
-
-
-Install SPP
------------
-
-Clone SPP in any directory and compile it.
-
-.. code-block:: console
-
-    $ cd /path/to/any_dir
-    $ git clone http://dpdk.org/git/apps/spp
-    $ cd spp
-    $ make
-
-Setup for DPDK
---------------
-
-Load igb_uio module.
-
-.. code-block:: console
-
-    $ sudo modprobe uio
-    $ sudo insmod $RTE_SDK/x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc/kmod/igb_uio.ko
-    $ lsmod | grep uio
-    igb_uio                16384  0  # igb_uio is loaded
-    uio                    20480  1 igb_uio
-
-Then, bind your devices with PCI number by using ``dpdk-devbind.py``.
-PCI number is inspected
-
-.. code-block:: console
-
-    # check your device for PCI_Number
-    $ $RTE_SDK/usertools/dpdk-devbind.py --status
-
-    $ sudo $RTE_SDK/usertools/dpdk-devbind.py --bind=igb_uio PCI_NUM
-
-
-Setup spp_mirror
-----------------
-
-Setup of ``spp_mirror`` is almost the same as :ref:`SPP VF<spp_vf_gsg_setup>`.
-Configuration of use of ``shallowcopy`` or ``deepcopy`` is different from
-``spp_vf``.
-It is defined in ``src/mirror/Makefile`` and which of copying is used is
-configured by editing ``CFLAG`` option. It is defined to use ``shallowcopy``
-by default.
-
-If you use ``deepcopy``, comment out the line of ``-Dspp_mirror_SHALLOWCOPY``
-to be disabled.
-
-.. code-block:: c
-
-   #CFLAGS += -Dspp_mirror_SHALLOWCOPY
-
-Then, run make command to compile ``spp_mirror``.
-
-.. code-block:: console
-
-   $ make
-- 
2.7.4

  parent reply	other threads:[~2019-02-18 11:50 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 21+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2019-02-18 11:48 [spp] [PATCH 00/20] Remove SPP VF chapter in docs ogawa.yasufumi
2019-02-18 11:48 ` [spp] [PATCH 01/20] docs: move design of SPP VF ogawa.yasufumi
2019-02-18 11:48 ` [spp] [PATCH 02/20] docs: divide getting started guide ogawa.yasufumi
2019-02-18 11:48 ` [spp] [PATCH 03/20] docs: move libvirt setup to gsg ogawa.yasufumi
2019-02-18 11:48 ` [spp] [PATCH 04/20] docs: move virsh setup section ogawa.yasufumi
2019-02-18 11:48 ` [spp] [PATCH 05/20] docs: move package installation to gsg ogawa.yasufumi
2019-02-18 11:48 ` ogawa.yasufumi [this message]
2019-02-18 11:48 ` [spp] [PATCH 07/20] docs: move usecase of spp_vf ogawa.yasufumi
2019-02-18 11:48 ` [spp] [PATCH 08/20] docs: update usecase of ssh with spp_vf ogawa.yasufumi
2019-02-18 11:48 ` [spp] [PATCH 09/20] docs: update how to use for virsh ogawa.yasufumi
2019-02-18 11:48 ` [spp] [PATCH 10/20] docs: update usecase of spp_mirror ogawa.yasufumi
2019-02-18 11:48 ` [spp] [PATCH 11/20] docs: revise how to use and usecases ogawa.yasufumi
2019-02-18 11:48 ` [spp] [PATCH 12/20] docs: move usecase of spp_pcap ogawa.yasufumi
2019-02-18 11:48 ` [spp] [PATCH 13/20] docs: remove SPP VF ogawa.yasufumi
2019-02-18 11:48 ` [spp] [PATCH 14/20] docs: move image of ICMP usecase of spp_vf ogawa.yasufumi
2019-02-18 11:48 ` [spp] [PATCH 15/20] docs: revise labels of image of spp_vf usecase ogawa.yasufumi
2019-02-18 11:48 ` [spp] [PATCH 16/20] docs: fix image of spp_mirror monitoring usecase ogawa.yasufumi
2019-02-18 11:48 ` [spp] [PATCH 17/20] docs: move image of design of spp_vf ogawa.yasufumi
2019-02-18 11:48 ` [spp] [PATCH 18/20] docs: move images of design of mirror and pcap ogawa.yasufumi
2019-02-18 11:48 ` [spp] [PATCH 19/20] docs: move image of overview of spp_pcap ogawa.yasufumi
2019-02-18 11:48 ` [spp] [PATCH 20/20] docs: fix in image of spp_mirror monitor usecase ogawa.yasufumi

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