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diff --git a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/kernel_nic_interface.rst b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/kernel_nic_interface.rst
index 619a7b52..e1ac4153 100644
--- a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/kernel_nic_interface.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/kernel_nic_interface.rst
@@ -77,35 +77,17 @@ The packet flow through the Kernel NIC Interface application is as shown in the
Kernel NIC Application Packet Flow
-
Compiling the Application
-------------------------
-Compile the application as follows:
-
-#. Go to the example directory:
-
- .. code-block:: console
+To compile the sample application see :doc:`compiling`.
- export RTE_SDK=/path/to/rte_sdk
- cd ${RTE_SDK}/examples/kni
+The application is located in the ``kni`` sub-directory.
-#. Set the target (a default target is used if not specified)
-
- .. note::
+.. note::
This application is intended as a linuxapp only.
- .. code-block:: console
-
- export RTE_TARGET=x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc
-
-#. Build the application:
-
- .. code-block:: console
-
- make
-
Loading the Kernel Module
-------------------------
@@ -246,7 +228,7 @@ The code for allocating the kernel NIC interfaces for a specific port is as foll
.. code-block:: c
static int
- kni_alloc(uint8_t port_id)
+ kni_alloc(uint16_t port_id)
{
uint8_t i;
struct rte_kni *kni;
@@ -335,7 +317,7 @@ The code is as follows:
int i, j, nb_token;
char *str_fld[_NUM_FLD];
unsigned long int_fld[_NUM_FLD];
- uint8_t port_id, nb_kni_port_params = 0;
+ uint16_t port_id, nb_kni_port_params = 0;
memset(&kni_port_params_array, 0, sizeof(kni_port_params_array));
@@ -532,7 +514,7 @@ Currently, setting a new MTU and configuring the network interface (up/ down) ar
/* Callback for request of changing MTU */
static int
- kni_change_mtu(uint8_t port_id, unsigned new_mtu)
+ kni_change_mtu(uint16_t port_id, unsigned new_mtu)
{
int ret;
struct rte_eth_conf conf;
@@ -581,7 +563,7 @@ Currently, setting a new MTU and configuring the network interface (up/ down) ar
/* Callback for request of configuring network interface up/down */
static int
- kni_config_network_interface(uint8_t port_id, uint8_t if_up)
+ kni_config_network_interface(uint16_t port_id, uint8_t if_up)
{
int ret = 0;