[dpdk-stable] [PATCH] doc: update procinfo for shared library
Vipin Varghese
vipin.varghese at intel.com
Tue Jan 30 13:17:02 CET 2018
added note category to procinfo guide, to intimate users in shared
library mode. Procinfo requires same NIC libraries to probe the NIC
devices as Primary Application.
Signed-off-by: Vipin Varghese <vipin.varghese at intel.com>
---
doc/guides/tools/proc_info.rst | 6 ++++++
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
diff --git a/doc/guides/tools/proc_info.rst b/doc/guides/tools/proc_info.rst
index fd17e27..78c5a9e 100644
--- a/doc/guides/tools/proc_info.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/tools/proc_info.rst
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ statistics, resetting port statistics and printing DPDK memory information.
This application extends the original functionality that was supported by
dump_cfg.
+.. Note::
+ When running `dpdk-procinfo`` with shared library mode, it is required to
+ pass the same NIC PMD libraries as used for the primary application. Any
+ mismatch in PMD library arguments can lead to undefined behaviour and results
+ affecting primary application too.
+
Running the Application
-----------------------
The application has a number of command line options:
--
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