[dpdk-dev,v2,04/10] doc: refer PMD compile and test section from cxgbe doc
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Refer the section which explains driver compilation and running of
testpmd in Linux, instead of describing it in driver documentation.
Signed-off-by: Shijith Thotton <shijith.thotton@caviumnetworks.com>
Acked-by: John McNamara <john.mcnamara@intel.com>
---
doc/guides/nics/cxgbe.rst | 86 ++++++-----------------------------------------
1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 75 deletions(-)
@@ -125,24 +125,11 @@ enabling debugging options may affect system performance.
.. _driver-compilation:
-Driver Compilation
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
-To compile CXGBE PMD for Linux x86_64 gcc target, run the following "make"
-command:
-
-.. code-block:: console
-
- cd <DPDK-source-directory>
- make config T=x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc install
-
-To compile CXGBE PMD for FreeBSD x86_64 clang target, run the following "gmake"
-command:
-
-.. code-block:: console
+Driver compilation and testing
+------------------------------
- cd <DPDK-source-directory>
- gmake config T=x86_64-native-bsdapp-clang install
+Refer to the document :ref:`compiling and testing a PMD for a NIC <pmd_build_and_test>`
+for details.
Linux
-----
@@ -218,13 +205,6 @@ Running testpmd
This section demonstrates how to launch **testpmd** with Chelsio T5
devices managed by librte_pmd_cxgbe in Linux operating system.
-#. Change to DPDK source directory where the target has been compiled in
- section :ref:`driver-compilation`:
-
- .. code-block:: console
-
- cd <DPDK-source-directory>
-
#. Load the kernel module:
.. code-block:: console
@@ -255,60 +235,16 @@ devices managed by librte_pmd_cxgbe in Linux operating system.
modprobe -ar cxgb4 csiostor
-#. Request huge pages:
-
- .. code-block:: console
-
- echo 1024 > /sys/kernel/mm/hugepages/hugepages-2048kB/nr_hugepages/nr_hugepages
-
-#. Mount huge pages:
-
- .. code-block:: console
-
- mkdir /mnt/huge
- mount -t hugetlbfs nodev /mnt/huge
-
-#. Load igb_uio or vfio-pci driver:
-
- .. code-block:: console
-
- insmod ./x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc/kmod/igb_uio.ko
-
- or
-
- .. code-block:: console
-
- modprobe vfio-pci
-
-#. Bind the Chelsio T5 adapters to igb_uio or vfio-pci loaded in the previous
- step:
+#. Running testpmd
- .. code-block:: console
-
- ./usertools/dpdk-devbind.py --bind igb_uio 0000:02:00.4
-
- or
-
- Setup VFIO permissions for regular users and then bind to vfio-pci:
-
- .. code-block:: console
-
- sudo chmod a+x /dev/vfio
-
- sudo chmod 0666 /dev/vfio/*
-
- ./usertools/dpdk-devbind.py --bind vfio-pci 0000:02:00.4
+ Follow instructions available in the document
+ :ref:`compiling and testing a PMD for a NIC <pmd_build_and_test>`
+ to run testpmd.
.. note::
Currently, CXGBE PMD only supports the binding of PF4 for Chelsio T5 NICs.
-#. Start testpmd with basic parameters:
-
- .. code-block:: console
-
- ./x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc/app/testpmd -l 0-3 -n 4 -w 0000:02:00.4 -- -i
-
Example output:
.. code-block:: console
@@ -334,10 +270,10 @@ devices managed by librte_pmd_cxgbe in Linux operating system.
Done
testpmd>
-.. note::
+ .. note::
- Flow control pause TX/RX is disabled by default and can be enabled via
- testpmd. Refer section :ref:`flow-control` for more details.
+ Flow control pause TX/RX is disabled by default and can be enabled via
+ testpmd. Refer section :ref:`flow-control` for more details.
FreeBSD
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