[dpdk-dev,8/8] doc: update app eventdev options
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Update documentation about new --prod_type_ethdev option in app/eventdev.
Signed-off-by: Pavan Nikhilesh <pbhagavatula@caviumnetworks.com>
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doc/guides/tools/testeventdev.rst | 15 +++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 15 insertions(+)
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> Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 8/8] doc: update app eventdev options
>
> Update documentation about new --prod_type_ethdev option in app/eventdev.
>
> Signed-off-by: Pavan Nikhilesh <pbhagavatula@caviumnetworks.com>
Acked-by: John McNamara <john.mcnamara@intel.com>
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> Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2017 18:09:08 +0530
> From: Pavan Nikhilesh <pbhagavatula@caviumnetworks.com>
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> gage.eads@intel.com, hemant.agrawal@nxp.com, nipun.gupta@nxp.com,
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> Subject: [PATCH 8/8] doc: update app eventdev options
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> Update documentation about new --prod_type_ethdev option in app/eventdev.
>
> Signed-off-by: Pavan Nikhilesh <pbhagavatula@caviumnetworks.com>
Acked-by: Jerin Jacob <jerin.jacob@caviumnetworks.com>
@@ -150,6 +150,9 @@ The following are the application command-line options:
Enable queue priority.
+* ``--prod_type_ethdev``
+
+ Use ethernet device as producer.
Eventdev Tests
--------------
@@ -352,6 +355,10 @@ the timestamp in the event on the first stage and then on termination, it
updates the number of cycles to forward a packet. The application uses this
value to compute the average latency to a forward packet.
+When ``--prod_type_ethdev`` command line option is selected, the application
+uses the probed ethernet devices as producers by configuring them as Rx
+adapters instead of using synthetic producers.
+
Application options
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
@@ -371,6 +378,7 @@ Supported application command line options are following::
--worker_deq_depth
--fwd_latency
--queue_priority
+ --prod_type_ethdev
Example
^^^^^^^
@@ -382,6 +390,12 @@ Example command to run perf queue test:
sudo build/app/dpdk-test-eventdev --vdev=event_sw0 -- \
--test=perf_queue --slcore=1 --plcores=2 --wlcore=3 --stlist=p --nb_pkts=0
+Example command to run perf queue test with ethernet ports:
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+ sudo build/app/dpdk-test-eventdev --vdev=event_sw0 -- \
+ --test=perf_queue --plcores=2 --wlcore=3 --stlist=p --prod_type_ethdev
PERF_ATQ Test
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
@@ -449,6 +463,7 @@ Supported application command line options are following::
--nb_pkts
--worker_deq_depth
--fwd_latency
+ --prod_type_ethdev
Example
^^^^^^^