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Hi Thomas,

Apologies for the previous email, accidentally sent before I could fill it =
in!

Most of these suggestions seem fine to me, left some comments inline.

Thanks,
 Ciara

=20
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>
>Sent: Wednesday 30 September 2020 23:09
>To: Power, Ciara <ciara.power@intel.com>
>Cc: dev@dpdk.org; Mcnamara, John <john.mcnamara@intel.com>; Kovacevic,
>Marko <marko.kovacevic@intel.com>
>Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 03/20] doc: remove references to make
>from Linux guide
>
>Hi,
>
>Below are some comments. If you agree, I will do the changes myself while
>pushing to the main branch.
>
>
>21/09/2020 15:59, Ciara Power:
>> Make is no longer supported for compiling DPDK, references are now
>> removed in the documentation.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Ciara Power <ciara.power@intel.com>
>> Reviewed-by: Bruce Richardson <bruce.richardson@intel.com>
>> ---
>>  doc/guides/linux_gsg/build_dpdk.rst        | 16 +++++++++++-----
>>  doc/guides/linux_gsg/build_sample_apps.rst | 18 +++---------------
>>  doc/guides/linux_gsg/enable_func.rst       | 13 +++++--------
>>  doc/guides/linux_gsg/linux_drivers.rst     | 18 +++++++++++-------
>>  doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst          |  6 +-----
>>  5 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 40 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/doc/guides/linux_gsg/build_dpdk.rst
>> b/doc/guides/linux_gsg/build_dpdk.rst
>> index a895e1b0f4..85d04520bf 100644
>> --- a/doc/guides/linux_gsg/build_dpdk.rst
>> +++ b/doc/guides/linux_gsg/build_dpdk.rst
>> @@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ and the last step causing the dynamic loader `ld.so`
>to update its cache to take
>>     distributions, `/usr/local/lib` and `/usr/local/lib64` should be add=
ed
>>     to a file in `/etc/ld.so.conf.d/` before running `ldconfig`.
>>
>> +.. _adjusting_build_options:
>> +
>
>extra blank line

Blank line here, and below, were added based on the contributing guide - " =
Add 2 blank lines before each section header."
Okay to remove if that has changed.

>
>>
>>  Adjusting Build Options
>>  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> @@ -112,6 +114,9 @@ dependencies are met on the current system are
>built.
>>  When `-Dexamples=3Dall` is set as a meson option, meson will check each
>> example application to see if it can be built,  and add all which can be=
 built
>to the list of tasks in the ninja build configuration file.
>>
>> +.. _building_app_using_installed_dpdk:
>> +
>> +
>
>extra blank line
>
>>  Building Applications Using Installed DPDK
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>
>> @@ -135,11 +140,12 @@ and the sources for that build are stored in
>``$(SRCS-y)``.
>>
>>  .. note::
>>
>> -   Unlike with the older make build system, the meson system is not
>> -   designed to be used directly from a build directory. Instead it is
>> -   recommended that it be installed either system-wide or to a known
>> -   location in the user's home directory. The install location can be s=
et
>> -   using the `--prefix` meson option (default: `/usr/local`).
>> +   Unlike with the make build system present used in older DPDK release=
s,
>> +   the meson system is not designed to be used directly from a build
>> +   directory. Instead it is recommended that it be installed either
>> +   system-wide or to a known location in the user's home directory.
>> +   The install location can be set using the `--prefix` meson option
>> +   (default: `/usr/local`).
>
>I prefer the first version.
>The words "system present used" look weird.
>Anyway, if any reword is needed, better to change only the impacted line a=
nd
>keep the rest of the line wrapping untouched.
>

I think this was a typo on the first line, should have been either "present=
" or "used", not both.


>>
>>  an equivalent build recipe for a simple DPDK application using meson
>> as a  build system is shown below:
>> diff --git a/doc/guides/linux_gsg/build_sample_apps.rst
>> b/doc/guides/linux_gsg/build_sample_apps.rst
>> index 2882883f95..f4bf0e71e5 100644
>> --- a/doc/guides/linux_gsg/build_sample_apps.rst
>> +++ b/doc/guides/linux_gsg/build_sample_apps.rst
>> @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
>>  ..  SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
>>      Copyright(c) 2010-2014 Intel Corporation.
>>
>> -Compiling and Running Sample Applications
>> +Running Sample Applications
>>  =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
>
>Underlining must be adjusted
>
>>
>>  The chapter describes how to compile and run applications in an DPDK
>environment.
>> @@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ Copy the DPDK application binary to your target,
>> then run the application as fol  (assuming the platform has four
>> memory channels per processor socket,  and that cores 0-3 are present an=
d
>are to be used for running the application)::
>>
>> -    ./helloworld -l 0-3 -n 4
>> +    ./dpdk-helloworld -l 0-3 -n 4
>>
>>  .. note::
>>
>> @@ -183,19 +183,7 @@ If the DPDK cannot allocate enough memory on
>each
>> socket, the EAL initialization  Additional Sample Applications
>>  ------------------------------
>>
>> -Additional sample applications are included in the ${RTE_SDK}/examples
>directory.
>> +Additional sample applications are included in the DPDK examples
>directory.
>>  These sample applications may be built and run in a manner similar to t=
hat
>described in earlier sections in this manual.
>>  In addition, see the *DPDK Sample Applications User Guide* for a
>> description of the application,  specific instructions on compilation an=
d
>execution and some explanation of the code.
>> -
>> -Additional Test Applications
>> -----------------------------
>> -
>> -In addition, there are two other applications that are built when the
>libraries are created.
>> -The source files for these are in the DPDK/app directory and are called=
 test
>and testpmd.
>> -Once the libraries are created, they can be found in the build/app dire=
ctory.
>> -
>> -*   The test application provides a variety of specific tests for the v=
arious
>functions in the DPDK.
>> -
>> -*   The testpmd application provides a number of different packet
>throughput tests and
>> -    examples of features such as how to use the Flow Director found in =
the
>Intel(r) 82599 10 Gigabit Ethernet Controller.
>
>OK to remove the test applications from the page dedicated to samples.
>A lot of similar cleanup could be done if someone volunteers.
>
>> --- a/doc/guides/linux_gsg/enable_func.rst
>> +++ b/doc/guides/linux_gsg/enable_func.rst
>[...]
>> @@ -128,13 +130,8 @@ Loading the DPDK KNI Kernel Module
>>  ----------------------------------
>>
>>  To run the DPDK Kernel NIC Interface (KNI) sample application, an extra
>kernel module (the kni module) must be loaded into the running kernel.
>> -The module is found in the kmod sub-directory of the DPDK target
>directory.
>> -Similar to the loading of the ``igb_uio`` module, this module should
>> be loaded using the insmod command as shown below -(assuming that the
>current directory is the DPDK target directory):
>> -
>> -.. code-block:: console
>> -
>> -   insmod kmod/rte_kni.ko
>> +The module is found in the kernel/linux sub-directory of the DPDK build
>directory.
>> +This can be enabled in the same way as the ``igb_uio`` module, please s=
ee
>:ref:`load_uio` for details.
>
>The only relevant info in "load_uio" chapter is to use insmod.
>I think it is better to keep some lines above:
>
>It should be loaded using the insmod command::
>
>   insmod kmod/rte_kni.ko

I think this should be the updated path:
" <build_dir>/kernel/linux/kni/rte_kni.ko"


>
>> --- a/doc/guides/linux_gsg/linux_drivers.rst
>> +++ b/doc/guides/linux_gsg/linux_drivers.rst
>> @@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ Different PMDs may require different kernel drivers in
>order to work properly.
>>  Depends on the PMD being used, a corresponding kernel driver should
>> be load  and bind to the network ports.
>>
>> +.. _load_uio:
>> +
>> +
>
>This anchor is not need in my opinion.
>
>>  UIO
>>  ---
>>
>> @@ -28,19 +31,20 @@ can provide the uio capability. This module can be
>loaded using the command:
>>      ``uio_pci_generic`` module doesn't support the creation of virtual
>functions.
>>
>>  As an alternative to the ``uio_pci_generic``, the DPDK also includes
>> the igb_uio -module which can be found in the kmod subdirectory
>> referred to above. It can
>> +module which can be found in the kernel/linux subdirectory referred
>> +to above. It can
>>  be loaded as shown below:
>>
>>  .. code-block:: console
>>
>>      sudo modprobe uio
>> -    sudo insmod kmod/igb_uio.ko
>> +    sudo insmod <build_dir>/kernel/linux/igb_uio/igb_uio.ko
>>
>>  .. note::
>>
>> -   ``igb_uio`` module is disabled by default starting from ``DPDK v20.0=
2``.
>> -   To build it, the config option ``CONFIG_RTE_EAL_IGB_UIO`` should be
>enabled.
>> -   It is planned to move ``igb_uio`` module to a different git reposito=
ry.
>> +   Building DPDK Linux kernel modules is disabled by default starting f=
rom
>DPDK v20.02.
>> +   To enable them again, the config option "enable_kmods" needs to be s=
et
>in the meson
>> +   build configuration. See :ref:`adjusting_build_options` for details =
on how
>to set/clear
>> +   build options. It is planned to move ``igb_uio`` module to a differe=
nt git
>repository.
>
>In general it is better to split the lines logically to ease future patche=
s diff.
>
>
>
>