* libnuma-dev in Debian/Ubuntu;
+ .. note::
+
+ On systems with NUMA support, `libnuma-dev` (aka `numactl-devel`)
+ is a recommended dependency when `--legacy-mem` switch is used,
+ and a *required* dependency if default memory mode is used.
+ While DPDK will compile and run without `libnuma`
+ even on NUMA-enabled systems,
+ both usability and performance will be degraded.
+
* Python, version 2.7+ or 3.2+, to use various helper scripts included in the DPDK package.
+.. note::
+
+ Please ensure that the latest patches are applied to third party libraries
+ and software to avoid any known vulnerabilities.
+
**Optional Tools:**
the number of hugepages reserved at boot time is generally divided equally between the two sockets
(on the assumption that sufficient memory is present on both sockets).
-See the Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt file in your Linux source tree for further details of these and other kernel options.
+See the Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt file in your Linux source tree for further details of these and other kernel options.
**Alternative:**