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diff --git a/doc/guides/freebsd_gsg/build_sample_apps.rst b/doc/guides/freebsd_gsg/build_sample_apps.rst index fffc4c01..9faa0e6e 100644 --- a/doc/guides/freebsd_gsg/build_sample_apps.rst +++ b/doc/guides/freebsd_gsg/build_sample_apps.rst @@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ The following is the list of options that can be given to the EAL: .. code-block:: console - ./rte-app -c COREMASK [-n NUM] [-b <domain:bus:devid.func>] \ + ./rte-app -l CORELIST [-n NUM] [-b <domain:bus:devid.func>] \ [-r NUM] [-v] [--proc-type <primary|secondary|auto>] .. note:: @@ -130,9 +130,10 @@ The following is the list of options that can be given to the EAL: The EAL options for FreeBSD are as follows: -* ``-c COREMASK``: +* ``-c COREMASK`` or ``-l CORELIST``: A hexadecimal bit mask of the cores to run on. Note that core numbering - can change between platforms and should be determined beforehand. + can change between platforms and should be determined beforehand. The corelist + is a list of cores to use instead of a core mask. * ``-n NUM``: Number of memory channels per processor socket. @@ -169,13 +170,13 @@ Other options, specific to Linux and are not supported under FreeBSD are as foll Memory to allocate from hugepages, regardless of processor socket. It is recommended that ``--socket-mem`` be used instead of this option. -The ``-c`` option is mandatory; the others are optional. +The ``-c`` or ``-l`` option is mandatory; the others are optional. Copy the DPDK application binary to your target, then run the application as follows (assuming the platform has four memory channels, and that cores 0-3 are present and are to be used for running the application):: - ./helloworld -c f -n 4 + ./helloworld -l 0-3 -n 4 .. note:: |