X-Git-Url: http://git.droids-corp.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fguides%2Fsample_app_ug%2Ftimer.rst;h=00b69532495e496c7d8681e41d145c40cc5186a7;hb=df1bfde4ff0d;hp=bdd57d947fb434e02ce6116c9126a304dabf5e35;hpb=d0dff9ba445e47199a420dd4b5451ec2860d3d3b;p=dpdk.git diff --git a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/timer.rst b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/timer.rst index bdd57d947f..00b6953249 100644 --- a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/timer.rst +++ b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/timer.rst @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Timer Sample Application ======================== -The Timer sample application is a simple application that demonstrates the use of a timer in an Intel® DPDK application. +The Timer sample application is a simple application that demonstrates the use of a timer in a DPDK application. This application prints some messages from different lcores regularly, demonstrating the use of timers. Compiling the Application @@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ Compiling the Application .. code-block:: console - export RTE_SDK=/path/to/rte_sdk cd ${RTE_SDK}/examples/timer + export RTE_SDK=/path/to/rte_sdk + cd ${RTE_SDK}/examples/timer #. Set the target (a default target is used if not specified). For example: @@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ Compiling the Application export RTE_TARGET=x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc - See the *Intel® DPDK Getting Started Guide* for possible *RTE_TARGET* values. + See the *DPDK Getting Started Guide* for possible *RTE_TARGET* values. #. Build the application: @@ -64,9 +65,9 @@ To run the example in linuxapp environment: .. code-block:: console - $ ./build/timer -c f -n 4 + $ ./build/timer -l 0-3 -n 4 -Refer to the *Intel® DPDK Getting Started Guide* for general information on running applications and +Refer to the *DPDK Getting Started Guide* for general information on running applications and the Environment Abstraction Layer (EAL) options. Explanation @@ -114,7 +115,7 @@ The main loop is very simple in this example: /* * Call the timer handler on each core: as we don't * need a very precise timer, so only call - * rte_timer_manage() every ~10ms (at 2 Ghz). In a real + * rte_timer_manage() every ~10ms (at 2 GHz). In a real * application, this will enhance performances as * reading the HPET timer is not efficient. */