doc: add eventdev library to programmers guide
authorHarry van Haaren <harry.van.haaren@intel.com>
Thu, 6 Jul 2017 14:35:16 +0000 (15:35 +0100)
committerJerin Jacob <jerin.jacob@caviumnetworks.com>
Fri, 7 Jul 2017 07:30:35 +0000 (09:30 +0200)
commit7358c91ffa854710d6a4bf69009f657669e56553
tree5dbd8db4c7f134953b54bd8bd1f4c4f441c66a1c
parent1094ca96689cc4c0c5671a827aaf9259e4f526c4
doc: add eventdev library to programmers guide

This commit adds an entry in the programmers guide
explaining the eventdev library.

The rte_event struct, queues and ports are explained.
An API walktrough of a simple two stage atomic pipeline
provides the reader with a step by step overview of the
expected usage of the Eventdev API.

Signed-off-by: Harry van Haaren <harry.van.haaren@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: David Hunt <david.hunt@intel.com>
Acked-by: John McNamara <john.mcnamara@intel.com>
Acked-by: Jerin Jacob <jerin.jacob@caviumnetworks.com>
doc/guides/prog_guide/eventdev.rst [new file with mode: 0644]
doc/guides/prog_guide/img/eventdev_usage.svg [new file with mode: 0644]
doc/guides/prog_guide/index.rst