From: "Mcnamara, John" <john.mcnamara@intel.com>
To: Panu Matilainen <pmatilai@redhat.com>, "dev@dpdk.org" <dev@dpdk.org>
Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 0/2] Provide reasonable default to -n
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2015 12:10:30 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <B27915DBBA3421428155699D51E4CFE2023832B7@IRSMSX103.ger.corp.intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <cover.1444909165.git.pmatilai@redhat.com>
> -----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
>
> 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-sample-application
http://www.dpdk.org/doc/guides/freebsd_gsg/build_sample_apps.html#running-a-sample-application
John.
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2015-10-15 12:10 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 15+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2015-10-14 10:22 [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] eal: default to one memory channel if not specified Panu Matilainen
2015-10-14 11:45 ` David Marchand
2015-10-14 12:04 ` Panu Matilainen
2015-10-14 13:05 ` Bruce Richardson
2015-10-15 11:49 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 0/2] Provide reasonable default to -n Panu Matilainen
2015-10-15 11:49 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 1/2] mempool: use a better default for number of memory channels Panu Matilainen
2015-10-15 11:49 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 2/2] eal: make the -n argument optional Panu Matilainen
2015-10-15 12:03 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 0/2] Provide reasonable default to -n David Marchand
2015-10-26 16:51 ` Thomas Monjalon
2015-10-15 12:10 ` Mcnamara, John [this message]
2015-10-15 12:36 ` Panu Matilainen
2015-10-15 13:12 ` Mcnamara, John
2015-10-26 16:50 ` Thomas Monjalon
2015-10-26 16:56 ` Thomas Monjalon
2015-10-27 7:19 ` Panu Matilainen
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