.. _Large-Page Support: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/memory/large-page-support
+Install Drivers
+---------------
+
+Certain kernel-mode drivers are required to run DPDK applications.
+Refer to `Windows documentation <https://git.dpdk.org/dpdk-kmods/tree/windows>`_
+in ``dpdk-kmods`` repository for common instructions on system setup,
+driver build and installation.
+The drivers are not signed, so signature enforcement has to be disabled.
+
+.. warning::
+
+ Disabling driver signature enforcement weakens OS security.
+ It is discouraged in production environments.
+
+
+virt2phys
+~~~~~~~~~
+
+Access to physical addresses is provided by a kernel-mode driver, virt2phys.
+It is mandatory for allocating physically-contiguous memory which is required
+by hardware PMDs.
+
+When loaded successfully, the driver is shown in *Device Manager* as *Virtual
+to physical address translator* device under *Kernel bypass* category.
+Installed driver persists across reboots.
+
+If DPDK is unable to communicate with the driver, a warning is printed
+on initialization (debug-level logs provide more details):
+
+.. code-block:: text
+
+ EAL: Cannot open virt2phys driver interface
+
+
+NetUIO
+~~~~~~
+
+NetUIO kernel-mode driver provides access to the device hardware resources.
+It is mandatory for all hardware PMDs, except for mlx5 PMD.
+
+Refer to `NetUIO documentation <https://git.dpdk.org/dpdk-kmods/tree/windows/netuio/README.rst>`_
+in ``dpdk-kmods`` repository for instructions to build and set up the driver.
+Devices supported by NetUIO are listed in ``netuio.inf``.
+The list can be extended in order to try running DPDK with new devices.
+
+
Run the ``helloworld`` Example
------------------------------
.. code-block:: console
cd C:\Users\me\dpdk\build\examples
- dpdk-helloworld.exe
+ dpdk-helloworld.exe -l 0-3
hello from core 1
hello from core 3
hello from core 0
hello from core 2
-
-Note for MinGW-w64: applications are linked to ``libwinpthread-1.dll``
-by default. To run the example, either add toolchain executables directory
-to the PATH or copy the library to the working directory.
-Alternatively, static linking may be used (mind the LGPLv2.1 license).