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+
+Eventdev Pipeline SW PMD Sample Application
+===========================================
+
+The eventdev pipeline sample application is a sample app that demonstrates
+the usage of the eventdev API using the software PMD. It shows how an
+application can configure a pipeline and assign a set of worker cores to
+perform the processing required.
+
+The application has a range of command line arguments allowing it to be
+configured for various numbers worker cores, stages,queue depths and cycles per
+stage of work. This is useful for performance testing as well as quickly testing
+a particular pipeline configuration.
+
+
+Compiling the Application
+-------------------------
+
+To compile the application:
+
+#. Go to the sample application directory:
+
+ .. code-block:: console
+
+ export RTE_SDK=/path/to/rte_sdk
+ cd ${RTE_SDK}/examples/eventdev_pipeline_sw_pmd
+
+#. Set the target (a default target is used if not specified). For example:
+
+ .. code-block:: console
+
+ export RTE_TARGET=x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc
+
+ See the *DPDK Getting Started Guide* for possible RTE_TARGET values.
+
+#. Build the application:
+
+ .. code-block:: console
+
+ make
+
+Running the Application
+-----------------------
+
+The application has a lot of command line options. This allows specification of
+the eventdev PMD to use, and a number of attributes of the processing pipeline
+options.
+
+An example eventdev pipeline running with the software eventdev PMD using
+these settings is shown below:
+
+ * ``-r1``: core mask 0x1 for RX
+ * ``-t1``: core mask 0x1 for TX
+ * ``-e4``: core mask 0x4 for the software scheduler
+ * ``-w FF00``: core mask for worker cores, 8 cores from 8th to 16th
+ * ``-s4``: 4 atomic stages
+ * ``-n0``: process infinite packets (run forever)
+ * ``-c32``: worker dequeue depth of 32
+ * ``-W1000``: do 1000 cycles of work per packet in each stage
+ * ``-D``: dump statistics on exit
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+ ./build/eventdev_pipeline_sw_pmd --vdev event_sw0 -- -r1 -t1 -e4 -w FF00 -s4 -n0 -c32 -W1000 -D
+
+The application has some sanity checking built-in, so if there is a function
+(eg; the RX core) which doesn't have a cpu core mask assigned, the application
+will print an error message:
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+ Core part of pipeline was not assigned any cores. This will stall the
+ pipeline, please check core masks (use -h for details on setting core masks):
+ rx: 0
+ tx: 1
+
+Configuration of the eventdev is covered in detail in the programmers guide,
+see the Event Device Library section.
+
+
+Observing the Application
+-------------------------
+
+At runtime the eventdev pipeline application prints out a summary of the
+configuration, and some runtime statistics like packets per second. On exit the
+worker statistics are printed, along with a full dump of the PMD statistics if
+required. The following sections show sample output for each of the output
+types.
+
+Configuration
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+This provides an overview of the pipeline,
+scheduling type at each stage, and parameters to options such as how many
+flows to use and what eventdev PMD is in use. See the following sample output
+for details:
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+ Config:
+ ports: 2
+ workers: 8
+ packets: 0
+ priorities: 1
+ Queue-prio: 0
+ qid0 type: atomic
+ Cores available: 44
+ Cores used: 10
+ Eventdev 0: event_sw
+ Stages:
+ Stage 0, Type Atomic Priority = 128
+ Stage 1, Type Atomic Priority = 128
+ Stage 2, Type Atomic Priority = 128
+ Stage 3, Type Atomic Priority = 128
+
+Runtime
+~~~~~~~
+
+At runtime, the statistics of the consumer are printed, stating the number of
+packets received, runtime in milliseconds, average mpps, and current mpps.
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+ # consumer RX= xxxxxxx, time yyyy ms, avg z.zzz mpps [current w.www mpps]
+
+Shutdown
+~~~~~~~~
+
+At shutdown, the application prints the number of packets received and
+transmitted, and an overview of the distribution of work across worker cores.
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+ Signal 2 received, preparing to exit...
+ worker 12 thread done. RX=4966581 TX=4966581
+ worker 13 thread done. RX=4963329 TX=4963329
+ worker 14 thread done. RX=4953614 TX=4953614
+ worker 0 thread done. RX=0 TX=0
+ worker 11 thread done. RX=4970549 TX=4970549
+ worker 10 thread done. RX=4986391 TX=4986391
+ worker 9 thread done. RX=4970528 TX=4970528
+ worker 15 thread done. RX=4974087 TX=4974087
+ worker 8 thread done. RX=4979908 TX=4979908
+ worker 2 thread done. RX=0 TX=0
+
+ Port Workload distribution:
+ worker 0 : 12.5 % (4979876 pkts)
+ worker 1 : 12.5 % (4970497 pkts)
+ worker 2 : 12.5 % (4986359 pkts)
+ worker 3 : 12.5 % (4970517 pkts)
+ worker 4 : 12.5 % (4966566 pkts)
+ worker 5 : 12.5 % (4963297 pkts)
+ worker 6 : 12.5 % (4953598 pkts)
+ worker 7 : 12.5 % (4974055 pkts)
+
+To get a full dump of the state of the eventdev PMD, pass the ``-D`` flag to
+this application. When the app is terminated using ``Ctrl+C``, the
+``rte_event_dev_dump()`` function is called, resulting in a dump of the
+statistics that the PMD provides. The statistics provided depend on the PMD
+used, see the Event Device Drivers section for a list of eventdev PMDs.
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