[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] doc: update eal option usage for FreeBSD

[Pattan, Reshma]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Burakov, Anatoly
> Sent: Friday, April 27, 2018 10:21 AM
> To: Pattan, Reshma <reshma.pattan at intel.com>; Mcnamara, John
> <john.mcnamara at intel.com>; dev at dpdk.org
> Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] doc: update eal option usage for FreeBSD
> 
> On 26-Apr-18 4:48 PM, Reshma Pattan wrote:
> > EAL option -m is supported in FreeBSD, so move it under supported
> > heading from non supported heading.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Reshma Pattan <reshma.pattan at intel.com>
> > ---
> >   doc/guides/freebsd_gsg/build_sample_apps.rst | 8 ++++----
> >   1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/doc/guides/freebsd_gsg/build_sample_apps.rst
> > b/doc/guides/freebsd_gsg/build_sample_apps.rst
> > index 90f050232..ac92260f1 100644
> > --- a/doc/guides/freebsd_gsg/build_sample_apps.rst
> > +++ b/doc/guides/freebsd_gsg/build_sample_apps.rst
> > @@ -128,6 +128,10 @@ The EAL options for FreeBSD are as follows:
> >   *   ``--proc-type``:
> >       The type of process instance.
> >
> > +*   ``-m MB``:
> > +    Memory to allocate from hugepages, regardless of processor socket.
> > +    It is recommended that ``--socket-mem`` be used instead of this option.
> > +
> 
> --socket-mem is not supported on FreeBSD (because no NUMA support), so
> the comment about recommending it is wrong.

Ohh yes, my bad :-( I will recorrect it.

> 
> --
> Thanks,
> Anatoly