[dpdk-dev] [PATCH 0/2] Provide reasonable default to -n

[Panu Matilainen]

On 10/15/2015 03:10 PM, Mcnamara, John wrote:
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces at dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Panu Matilainen
>> Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2015 12:49 PM
>> To: dev at 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

Sure. I was planning on going through the docs and updating them 
(separately) if the change is otherwise accepted, I suspect there are 
more than those two places needing changes.

	- Panu -