-As an alternative to the uio_pci_generic, the DPDK also includes the igb_uio
-module which can be found in the kmod subdirectory referred to above.
+As an alternative to the ``uio_pci_generic``, the DPDK also includes the igb_uio
+module which can be found in the kmod subdirectory referred to above. It can
+be loaded as shown below:
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+ sudo modprobe uio
+ sudo insmod kmod/igb_uio.ko
+
+.. note::
+
+ For some devices which lack support for legacy interrupts, e.g. virtual function
+ (VF) devices, the ``igb_uio`` module may be needed in place of ``uio_pci_generic``.