[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] doc: update the usage for shared library

Vipin Varghese vipin.varghese at intel.com
Mon Feb 5 15:17:10 CET 2018


Add note information to intimate about use of option '-d' for shared
library in DPDK application.

Signed-off-by: Vipin Varghese <vipin.varghese at intel.com>
---
 doc/guides/nics/build_and_test.rst | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/build_and_test.rst b/doc/guides/nics/build_and_test.rst
index 62ac52c..9a96343 100644
--- a/doc/guides/nics/build_and_test.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/nics/build_and_test.rst
@@ -151,3 +151,8 @@ This section demonstrates how to setup and run ``testpmd`` in Linux.
 
    Refer to the :ref:`testpmd runtime functions <testpmd_runtime>` for a list
    of available commands.
+
+   .. note::
+
+   When dpdk-testpmd is built with shared library, use option ``-d`` to
+   load the dynamic PMD for ``rte_eal_init``.
-- 
1.9.1



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