X-Git-Url: http://git.droids-corp.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fguides%2Fprog_guide%2Flink_bonding_poll_mode_drv_lib.rst;h=55ec06a46e64d98ee88e67495cec5b1bb0e394dd;hb=ad7515a39f2af82b1f8ae8e3cb83dda44ae75c69;hp=244dca56c40e81cd9fcf4c9901228369bea1190b;hpb=89c67ae2cba78c4d896d8b6481058e02c727b5ac;p=dpdk.git diff --git a/doc/guides/prog_guide/link_bonding_poll_mode_drv_lib.rst b/doc/guides/prog_guide/link_bonding_poll_mode_drv_lib.rst index 244dca56c4..55ec06a46e 100644 --- a/doc/guides/prog_guide/link_bonding_poll_mode_drv_lib.rst +++ b/doc/guides/prog_guide/link_bonding_poll_mode_drv_lib.rst @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ allows physical PMDs to be bonded together to create a single logical PMD. Bonded PMDs -The Link Bonding PMD library(librte_pmd_bond) supports bonding of groups of +The Link Bonding PMD library(librte_net_bond) supports bonding of groups of ``rte_eth_dev`` ports of the same speed and duplex to provide similar capabilities to that found in Linux bonding driver to allow the aggregation of multiple (slave) NICs into a single logical interface between a server @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ and a switch. The new bonded PMD will then process these interfaces based on the mode of operation specified to provide support for features such as redundant links, fault tolerance and/or load balancing. -The librte_pmd_bond library exports a C API which provides an API for the +The librte_net_bond library exports a C API which provides an API for the creation of bonded devices as well as the configuration and management of the bonded device and its slave devices. @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ bonded device and its slave devices. The Link Bonding PMD Library is enabled by default in the build configuration, the library can be disabled using the meson option - "-Ddisable_drivers=net/bond". + "-Ddisable_drivers=net/bonding". Link Bonding Modes Overview @@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ Currently the Link Bonding PMD library supports following modes of operation: Implementation Details ---------------------- -The librte_pmd_bond bonded device are compatible with the Ethernet device API +The librte_net_bond bonded device are compatible with the Ethernet device API exported by the Ethernet PMDs described in the *DPDK API Reference*. The Link Bonding Library supports the creation of bonded devices at application @@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ and UDP protocols for load balancing. Using Link Bonding Devices -------------------------- -The librte_pmd_bond library supports two modes of device creation, the libraries +The librte_net_bond library supports two modes of device creation, the libraries export full C API or using the EAL command line to statically configure link bonding devices at application startup. Using the EAL option it is possible to use link bonding functionality transparently without specific knowledge of the @@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ the link bonding C API. Using the Poll Mode Driver from an Application ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -Using the librte_pmd_bond libraries API it is possible to dynamically create +Using the librte_net_bond libraries API it is possible to dynamically create and manage link bonding device from within any application. Link bonding devices are created using the ``rte_eth_bond_create`` API which requires a unique device name, the link bonding mode to initial the device in and finally