[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3] doc: update the usage for shared library

Vipin Varghese vipin.varghese at intel.com
Thu Feb 8 19:19:59 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>
---

V3 Changes:
 - updated from 'dpdk-testpmd' to 'testpmd' - John

V2 Changes:
 - updated the space - John
 - updated testpmd to dpdk-testpmd - John
---
 doc/guides/nics/build_and_test.rst | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/build_and_test.rst b/doc/guides/nics/build_and_test.rst
index 62ac52c..d9a78ee 100644
--- a/doc/guides/nics/build_and_test.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/nics/build_and_test.rst
@@ -151,3 +151,7 @@ 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 ``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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