1 .. SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
2 Copyright(c) 2010-2014 Intel Corporation.
7 This document contains instructions for installing and configuring the
8 Data Plane Development Kit (DPDK) software. It is designed to get customers
9 up and running quickly and describes how to compile and run a
10 DPDK application in a FreeBSD application (freebsd) environment, without going
13 For a comprehensive guide to installing and using FreeBSD, the following
14 handbook is available from the FreeBSD Documentation Project:
15 `FreeBSD Handbook <http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/index.html>`_.
19 DPDK is now available as part of the FreeBSD ports collection and as a pre-built package.
20 Installing via the ports collection or FreeBSD `pkg` infrastructure is now the recommended
21 way to install DPDK on FreeBSD, and is documented in the next chapter, :ref:`install_from_ports`.
26 The following is a list of DPDK documents in the suggested reading order:
28 * **Release Notes** : Provides release-specific information, including supported
29 features, limitations, fixed issues, known issues and so on. Also, provides the
30 answers to frequently asked questions in FAQ format.
32 * **Getting Started Guide** (this document): Describes how to install and
33 configure the DPDK; designed to get users up and running quickly with the
36 * **Programmer's Guide**: Describes:
38 * The software architecture and how to use it (through examples),
39 specifically in a Linux* application (linux) environment
41 * The content of the DPDK, the build system (including the commands
42 that can be used to build the development kit and an application)
43 and guidelines for porting an application
45 * Optimizations used in the software and those that should be considered
48 A glossary of terms is also provided.
50 * **API Reference**: Provides detailed information about DPDK functions,
51 data structures and other programming constructs.
53 * **Sample Applications User Guide**: Describes a set of sample applications.
54 Each chapter describes a sample application that showcases specific functionality
55 and provides instructions on how to compile, run and use the sample application.