[dpdk-dev,v2] doc: update the usage for shared library
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Add note information to intimate about use of option '-d' for shared
library in DPDK application.
Signed-off-by: Vipin Varghese <vipin.varghese@intel.com>
---
V2 Changes:
- updated the space - John
- updated testpmd to dpdk-testpmd - John
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doc/guides/nics/build_and_test.rst | 5 +++++
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Varghese, Vipin
> Sent: Tuesday, February 6, 2018 2:09 PM
> To: dev@dpdk.org; Mcnamara, John <john.mcnamara@intel.com>
> Cc: stable@dpdk.org; Kovacevic, Marko <marko.kovacevic@intel.com>;
> Varghese, Vipin <vipin.varghese@intel.com>
> Subject: [PATCH v2] doc: update the usage for shared library
>
> Add note information to intimate about use of option '-d' for shared
> library in DPDK application.
>
> Signed-off-by: Vipin Varghese <vipin.varghese@intel.com>
> ---
>
> V2 Changes:
> - updated the space - John
> - updated testpmd to dpdk-testpmd - John
Hi,
It should be the other way around. dpdk-testpmd should be changed to
testpmd:
> +
> + When ``dpdk-testpmd`` is built with shared library, use option ``-
> d`` to
> + load the dynamic PMD for ``rte_eal_init``.
@@ -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``.