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Diffstat (limited to 'doc/guides/linux_gsg')
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/guides/linux_gsg/build_dpdk.rst | 12 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/guides/linux_gsg/quick_start.rst | 14 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst | 6 |
3 files changed, 9 insertions, 23 deletions
diff --git a/doc/guides/linux_gsg/build_dpdk.rst b/doc/guides/linux_gsg/build_dpdk.rst index f8007b31..527c38dc 100644 --- a/doc/guides/linux_gsg/build_dpdk.rst +++ b/doc/guides/linux_gsg/build_dpdk.rst @@ -48,10 +48,6 @@ First, uncompress the archive and move to the uncompressed DPDK source directory unzip DPDK-<version>.zip cd DPDK-<version> - ls - app/ config/ examples/ lib/ LICENSE.GPL LICENSE.LGPL Makefile - mk/ scripts/ tools/ - The DPDK is composed of several directories: * lib: Source code of DPDK libraries @@ -75,7 +71,7 @@ where: * ``ARCH`` can be: ``i686``, ``x86_64``, ``ppc_64`` -* ``MACHINE`` can be: ``native``, ``ivshmem``, ``power8`` +* ``MACHINE`` can be: ``native``, ``power8`` * ``EXECENV`` can be: ``linuxapp``, ``bsdapp`` @@ -148,12 +144,6 @@ Once a target is created it contains all libraries, including poll-mode drivers, In addition, the test and testpmd applications are built under the build/app directory, which may be used for testing. A kmod directory is also present that contains kernel modules which may be loaded if needed. -.. code-block:: console - - ls x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc - - app build include kmod lib Makefile - Loading Modules to Enable Userspace IO for DPDK ----------------------------------------------- diff --git a/doc/guides/linux_gsg/quick_start.rst b/doc/guides/linux_gsg/quick_start.rst index 8789b588..6e858c2a 100644 --- a/doc/guides/linux_gsg/quick_start.rst +++ b/doc/guides/linux_gsg/quick_start.rst @@ -126,19 +126,15 @@ Some options in the script prompt the user for further data before proceeding. [3] ppc_64-power8-linuxapp-gcc - [4] x86_64-ivshmem-linuxapp-gcc + [4] x86_64-native-bsdapp-clang - [5] x86_64-ivshmem-linuxapp-icc + [5] x86_64-native-bsdapp-gcc - [6] x86_64-native-bsdapp-clang + [6] x86_64-native-linuxapp-clang - [7] x86_64-native-bsdapp-gcc + [7] x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc - [8] x86_64-native-linuxapp-clang - - [9] x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc - - [10] x86_64-native-linuxapp-icc + [8] x86_64-native-linuxapp-icc ------------------------------------------------------------------------ diff --git a/doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst b/doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst index b3215448..3d743421 100644 --- a/doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst +++ b/doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst @@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ Compilation of the DPDK * coreutils: ``cmp``, ``sed``, ``grep``, ``arch``, etc. -* gcc: versions 4.5.x or later is recommended for ``i686/x86_64``. Versions 4.8.x or later is recommended - for ``ppc_64`` and ``x86_x32`` ABI. On some distributions, some specific compiler flags and linker flags are enabled by +* gcc: versions 4.9 or later is recommended for all platforms. + On some distributions, some specific compiler flags and linker flags are enabled by default and affect performance (``-fstack-protector``, for example). Please refer to the documentation of your distribution and to ``gcc -dumpspecs``. @@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ Compilation of the DPDK .. note:: x86_x32 ABI is currently supported with distribution packages only on Ubuntu - higher than 13.10 or recent Debian distribution. The only supported compiler is gcc 4.8+. + higher than 13.10 or recent Debian distribution. The only supported compiler is gcc 4.9+. .. note:: |