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diff --git a/doc/guides/linux_gsg/build_sample_apps.rst b/doc/guides/linux_gsg/build_sample_apps.rst index 39a47b71..332424e0 100644 --- a/doc/guides/linux_gsg/build_sample_apps.rst +++ b/doc/guides/linux_gsg/build_sample_apps.rst @@ -110,7 +110,13 @@ The EAL options are as follows: ``[domain:]bus:devid.func`` values. Cannot be used with ``-b`` option. * ``--socket-mem``: - Memory to allocate from hugepages on specific sockets. + Memory to allocate from hugepages on specific sockets. In dynamic memory mode, + this memory will also be pinned (i.e. not released back to the system until + application closes). + +* ``--socket-limit``: + Limit maximum memory available for allocation on each socket. Does not support + legacy memory mode. * ``-d``: Add a driver or driver directory to be loaded. @@ -148,6 +154,14 @@ The EAL options are as follows: * ``--vfio-intr``: Specify interrupt type to be used by VFIO (has no effect if VFIO is not used). +* ``--legacy-mem``: + Run DPDK in legacy memory mode (disable memory reserve/unreserve at runtime, + but provide more IOVA-contiguous memory). + +* ``--single-file-segments``: + Store memory segments in fewer files (dynamic memory mode only - does not + affect legacy memory mode). + The ``-c`` or ``-l`` and option is mandatory; the others are optional. Copy the DPDK application binary to your target, then run the application as follows |