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[dpdk.git] / doc / guides / sample_app_ug / l2_forward_real_virtual.rst

diff --git a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/l2_forward_real_virtual.rst b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/l2_forward_real_virtual.rst
index bede06e..fe01ed6 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/l2_forward_real_virtual.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/l2_forward_real_virtual.rst
@@ -91,7 +91,10 @@ The application requires a number of command line options:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
 
 .. code-block:: console
 

-    ./build/l2fwd [EAL options] -- -p PORTMASK [-q NQ] --[no-]mac-updating
+    ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-l2fwd [EAL options] -- -p PORTMASK
+                                   [-q NQ]
+                                   --[no-]mac-updating
+                                   [--portmap="(port, port)[,(port, port)]"]

 
 where,
 
 
 where,
 


@@ -99,14 +102,24 @@ where,
 
 *   q NQ: A number of queues (=ports) per lcore (default is 1)
 
 
 *   q NQ: A number of queues (=ports) per lcore (default is 1)
 

-*   --[no-]mac-updating: Enable or disable MAC addresses updating (enabled by default).
+*   --[no-]mac-updating: Enable or disable MAC addresses updating (enabled by default)
+
+*   --portmap="(port,port)[,(port,port)]": Determines forwarding ports mapping.

 
 To run the application in linux environment with 4 lcores, 16 ports and 8 RX queues per lcore and MAC address
 updating enabled, issue the command:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
 
 To run the application in linux environment with 4 lcores, 16 ports and 8 RX queues per lcore and MAC address
 updating enabled, issue the command:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 

-    $ ./build/l2fwd -l 0-3 -n 4 -- -q 8 -p ffff
+    $ ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-l2fwd -l 0-3 -n 4 -- -q 8 -p ffff
+
+To run the application in linux environment with 4 lcores, 4 ports, 8 RX queues
+per lcore, to forward RX traffic of ports 0 & 1 on ports 2 & 3 respectively and
+vice versa, issue the command:
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+    $ ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-l2fwd -l 0-3 -n 4 -- -q 8 -p f --portmap="(0,2)(1,3)"

 
 Refer to the *DPDK Getting Started Guide* for general information on running applications
 and the Environment Abstraction Layer (EAL) options.
 
 Refer to the *DPDK Getting Started Guide* for general information on running applications
 and the Environment Abstraction Layer (EAL) options.


@@ -194,9 +207,6 @@ in the *DPDK Programmer's Guide* - Rel 1.4 EAR and the *DPDK API Reference*.
 
 .. code-block:: c
 
 
 .. code-block:: c
 

-    if (rte_pci_probe() < 0)
-        rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "Cannot probe PCI\n");
-

     /* reset l2fwd_dst_ports */
 
     for (portid = 0; portid < RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS; portid++)
     /* reset l2fwd_dst_ports */
 
     for (portid = 0; portid < RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS; portid++)


@@ -226,12 +236,6 @@ in the *DPDK Programmer's Guide* - Rel 1.4 EAR and the *DPDK API Reference*.
         rte_eth_dev_info_get((uint8_t) portid, &dev_info);
     }
 
         rte_eth_dev_info_get((uint8_t) portid, &dev_info);
     }
 

-Observe that:
-
-*   rte_igb_pmd_init_all() simultaneously registers the driver as a PCI driver and as an Ethernet* Poll Mode Driver.
-
-*   rte_pci_probe() parses the devices on the PCI bus and initializes recognized devices.
-

 The next step is to configure the RX and TX queues.
 For each port, there is only one RX queue (only one lcore is able to poll a given port).
 The number of TX queues depends on the number of available lcores.
 The next step is to configure the RX and TX queues.
 For each port, there is only one RX queue (only one lcore is able to poll a given port).
 The number of TX queues depends on the number of available lcores.


@@ -281,18 +285,6 @@ The list of queues that must be polled for a given lcore is stored in a private
 The values n_rx_port and rx_port_list[] are used in the main packet processing loop
 (see :ref:`l2_fwd_app_rx_tx_packets`).
 
 The values n_rx_port and rx_port_list[] are used in the main packet processing loop
 (see :ref:`l2_fwd_app_rx_tx_packets`).
 

-The global configuration for the RX queues is stored in a static structure:
-
-.. code-block:: c
-
-    static const struct rte_eth_rxconf rx_conf = {
-        .rx_thresh = {
-            .pthresh = RX_PTHRESH,
-            .hthresh = RX_HTHRESH,
-            .wthresh = RX_WTHRESH,
-        },
-    };
-

 .. _l2_fwd_app_tx_init:
 
 TX Queue Initialization
 .. _l2_fwd_app_tx_init:
 
 TX Queue Initialization


@@ -461,9 +453,8 @@ however it improves performance:
             /* if timer has reached its timeout */
 
             if (unlikely(timer_tsc >= (uint64_t) timer_period)) {
             /* if timer has reached its timeout */
 
             if (unlikely(timer_tsc >= (uint64_t) timer_period)) {

-                /* do this only on master core */
-
-                if (lcore_id == rte_get_master_lcore()) {
+                /* do this only on main core */
+                if (lcore_id == rte_get_main_lcore()) {

                     print_stats();
 
                     /* reset the timer */
                     print_stats();
 
                     /* reset the timer */