From: Shahaf Shuler Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2017 16:17:31 +0000 (+0300) Subject: doc: cleanup UIO hard requirement X-Git-Tag: spdx-start~2265 X-Git-Url: http://git.droids-corp.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=1ee5af82513a5da419a57570b92b702bf5eac084;p=dpdk.git doc: cleanup UIO hard requirement UIO is not a must for all PMDs. Cleaning up the Linux Getting Started Guide from this hard requirement. Signed-off-by: Shahaf Shuler Acked-by: John McNamara --- diff --git a/doc/guides/linux_gsg/build_sample_apps.rst b/doc/guides/linux_gsg/build_sample_apps.rst index 12fefffdda..0cc5fd173c 100644 --- a/doc/guides/linux_gsg/build_sample_apps.rst +++ b/doc/guides/linux_gsg/build_sample_apps.rst @@ -98,12 +98,14 @@ Running a Sample Application .. warning:: - The UIO drivers and hugepages must be setup prior to running an application. + Before running the application make sure: -.. warning:: + - Hugepages setup is done. + - Any kernel driver being used is loaded. + - In case needed, ports being used by the application should be + bound to the corresponding kernel driver. - Any ports to be used by the application must be already bound to an appropriate kernel - module, as described in :ref:`linux_gsg_binding_kernel`, prior to running the application. + refer to :ref:`linux_gsg_linux_drivers` for more details. The application is linked with the DPDK target environment's Environmental Abstraction Layer (EAL) library, which provides some options that are generic to every DPDK application. diff --git a/doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst b/doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst index af7a931213..375bec8c9f 100644 --- a/doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst +++ b/doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst @@ -131,8 +131,6 @@ System Software For other kernel builds, options which should be enabled for DPDK include: - * UIO support - * HUGETLBFS * PROC_PAGE_MONITOR support