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* [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] doc: add option to install PMD driver shared library
@ 2017-03-27 12:32 Reshma Pattan
  2017-03-28 15:00 ` Ferruh Yigit
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread
From: Reshma Pattan @ 2017-03-27 12:32 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: dev; +Cc: Reshma Pattan

Update the document with the available EAL command
line option to install the pmd drivers that are built
as shared libraries.

Signed-off-by: Reshma Pattan <reshma.pattan@intel.com>
---
 doc/guides/linux_gsg/build_sample_apps.rst | 7 ++++++-
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/guides/linux_gsg/build_sample_apps.rst b/doc/guides/linux_gsg/build_sample_apps.rst
index 29739a5..12fefff 100644
--- a/doc/guides/linux_gsg/build_sample_apps.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/linux_gsg/build_sample_apps.rst
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ The following is the list of options that can be given to the EAL:
 .. code-block:: console
 
     ./rte-app [-c COREMASK | -l CORELIST] [-n NUM] [-b <domain:bus:devid.func>] \
-              [--socket-mem=MB,...] [-m MB] [-r NUM] [-v] [--file-prefix] \
+              [--socket-mem=MB,...] [-d LIB.so|DIR] [-m MB] [-r NUM] [-v] [--file-prefix] \
 	      [--proc-type <primary|secondary|auto>] [-- xen-dom0]
 
 The EAL options are as follows:
@@ -137,6 +137,11 @@ The EAL options are as follows:
 * ``--socket-mem``:
   Memory to allocate from hugepages on specific sockets.
 
+* ``-d``:
+  Add a driver or driver directory to be loaded.
+  The application should use this option to load the pmd drivers
+  that are built as shared libraries.
+
 * ``-m MB``:
   Memory to allocate from hugepages, regardless of processor socket. It is
   recommended that ``--socket-mem`` be used instead of this option.
-- 
2.7.4

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* Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] doc: add option to install PMD driver shared library
  2017-03-27 12:32 [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] doc: add option to install PMD driver shared library Reshma Pattan
@ 2017-03-28 15:00 ` Ferruh Yigit
  2017-04-04 12:35   ` Thomas Monjalon
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread
From: Ferruh Yigit @ 2017-03-28 15:00 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Reshma Pattan, dev

On 3/27/2017 1:32 PM, Reshma Pattan wrote:
> Update the document with the available EAL command
> line option to install the pmd drivers that are built
> as shared libraries.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Reshma Pattan <reshma.pattan@intel.com>

Acked-by: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@intel.com>

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* Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] doc: add option to install PMD driver shared library
  2017-03-28 15:00 ` Ferruh Yigit
@ 2017-04-04 12:35   ` Thomas Monjalon
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Thomas Monjalon @ 2017-04-04 12:35 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Reshma Pattan; +Cc: dev, Ferruh Yigit

2017-03-28 16:00, Ferruh Yigit:
> On 3/27/2017 1:32 PM, Reshma Pattan wrote:
> > Update the document with the available EAL command
> > line option to install the pmd drivers that are built
> > as shared libraries.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Reshma Pattan <reshma.pattan@intel.com>
> 
> Acked-by: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@intel.com>

Applied, thanks

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