The chapter describes how to compile and run applications in a DPDK environment.
It also provides a pointer to where sample applications are stored.
-.. note::
-
- Parts of this process can also be done using the setup script described the
- :ref:`linux_setup_script` section of this document.
-
Compiling a Sample Application
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* ``--huge-dir``:
The directory where hugetlbfs is mounted.
-* ``mbuf-pool-ops-name``:
+* ``--mbuf-pool-ops-name``:
Pool ops name for mbuf to use.
* ``--file-prefix``:
.. note::
- A more graphical view of the logical core layout may be obtained using the ``lstopo`` Linux utility.
- On Fedora Linux, this may be installed and run using the following command::
+ A more graphical view of the logical core layout
+ may be obtained using the ``lstopo`` Linux utility.
+ On Fedora, this may be installed and run using the following commands::
+
+ sudo yum install hwloc
+ lstopo
+
+ This command produces a quite short textual output::
- sudo yum install hwloc
- ./lstopo
+ lstopo-no-graphics --merge
.. warning::