(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
-Tun/Tap Poll Mode Driver
-========================
+Tap Poll Mode Driver
+====================
-The ``rte_eth_tap.c`` PMD creates a device using TUN/TAP interfaces on the
+The ``rte_eth_tap.c`` PMD creates a device using TAP interfaces on the
local host. The PMD allows for DPDK and the host to communicate using a raw
device interface on the host and in the DPDK application.
Example
-------
-The following is a simple example of using the TUN/TAP PMD with the Pktgen
+The following is a simple example of using the TAP PMD with the Pktgen
packet generator. It requires that the ``socat`` utility is installed on the
test system.