doc: add application usage guide for l2fwd-event

[dpdk.git] / doc / guides / sample_app_ug / intro.rst

diff --git a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/intro.rst b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/intro.rst
index 0b4ab1b..6cd0342 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/intro.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/intro.rst
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@ examples are highlighted below.
   forwarding, or ``l2fwd`` application does forwarding based on Ethernet MAC
   addresses like a simple switch.
 
+* :doc:`Network Layer 2 forwarding<l2_forward_event>`: The Network Layer 2
+  forwarding, or ``l2fwd-event`` application does forwarding based on Ethernet MAC
+  addresses like a simple switch. It demonstrates usage of poll and event mode
+  IO mechanism under a single application.
+
 * :doc:`Network Layer 3 forwarding<l3_forward>`: The Network Layer3
   forwarding, or ``l3fwd`` application does forwarding based on Internet
   Protocol, IPv4 or IPv6 like a simple router.