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diff --git a/doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst b/doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst index 29c5f47a..1c6f86a2 100644 --- a/doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst +++ b/doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst @@ -70,6 +70,15 @@ Compilation of the DPDK * libnuma-dev in Debian/Ubuntu; + .. note:: + + On systems with NUMA support, `libnuma-dev` (aka `numactl-devel`) + is a recommended dependency when `--legacy-mem` switch is used, + and a *required* dependency if default memory mode is used. + While DPDK will compile and run without `libnuma` + even on NUMA-enabled systems, + both usability and performance will be degraded. + * Python, version 2.7+ or 3.2+, to use various helper scripts included in the DPDK package. |