hash: implement RCU resources reclamation

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

diff --git a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/vhost.rst b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/vhost.rst
index a71ada6..bacf789 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/vhost.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/vhost.rst
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Start the vswitch example
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
 
 .. code-block:: console
 

-        ./vhost-switch -l 0-3 -n 4 --socket-mem 1024  \
+        ./dpdk-vhost-switch -l 0-3 -n 4 --socket-mem 1024  \

              -- --socket-file /tmp/sock0 --client \
              ...
 
              -- --socket-file /tmp/sock0 --client \
              ...
 


@@ -78,13 +78,13 @@ could be done by:
 .. code-block:: console
 
    modprobe uio_pci_generic
 .. code-block:: console
 
    modprobe uio_pci_generic

-   $RTE_SDK/usertools/dpdk-devbind.py -b uio_pci_generic 0000:00:04.0
+   dpdk/usertools/dpdk-devbind.py -b uio_pci_generic 0000:00:04.0

 
 Then start testpmd for packet forwarding testing.
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
 
 Then start testpmd for packet forwarding testing.
 
 .. code-block:: console
 

-    ./x86_64-native-gcc/app/testpmd -l 0-1 -- -i
+    ./<build_dir>/app/dpdk-testpmd -l 0-1 -- -i

     > start tx_first
 
 Inject packets
     > start tx_first
 
 Inject packets


@@ -192,12 +192,14 @@ Common Issues
   max queue number is larger than 128, device start will fail due to
   insufficient mbuf.
 
   max queue number is larger than 128, device start will fail due to
   insufficient mbuf.
 

-  Change the default number to make it work as below, just set the number
-  according to the NIC's property. ::
-
-      make EXTRA_CFLAGS="-DMAX_QUEUES=320"
-

 * Option "builtin-net-driver" is incompatible with QEMU
 
   QEMU vhost net device start will fail if protocol feature is not negotiated.
   DPDK virtio-user pmd can be the replacement of QEMU.
 * Option "builtin-net-driver" is incompatible with QEMU
 
   QEMU vhost net device start will fail if protocol feature is not negotiated.
   DPDK virtio-user pmd can be the replacement of QEMU.

+
+* Device start fails when enabling "builtin-net-driver" without memory
+  pre-allocation
+
+  The builtin example doesn't support dynamic memory allocation. When vhost
+  backend enables "builtin-net-driver", "--socket-mem" option should be
+  added at virtio-user pmd side as a startup item.