> Add a short chapter on usage of external memory in DPDK to the > Programmer's Guide. > > Signed-off-by: Anatoly Burakov <anatoly.bura...@intel.com> > --- > .../prog_guide/env_abstraction_layer.rst | 37 +++++++++++++++++++ > 1 file changed, 37 insertions(+)
> +The expected workflow is as follows: > + > +* Get a pointer to memory area > +* Create a named heap > +* Add memory area(s) to the heap > + * If IOVA table is not specified, IOVA addresses will be assumed to be > + unavailable, and DMA mappings will not be performed > + * Other processes must attach to the memory area before they can use > +it > +* Get socket ID used for the heap > +* Use normal DPDK allocation procedures, using supplied socket ID > +* If memory area is no longer needed, it can be removed from the heap > + * Other processes must detach from this memory area before it can be > +removed > +* If heap is no longer needed, remove it > + * Socket ID will become invalid and will not be reused Hi Anatoly, Im getting an error when doing make-doc-guides-html /dpdk/doc/guides/prog_guide/env_abstraction_layer.rst:241: WARNING: Unexpected indentation. /dpdk/doc/guides/prog_guide/env_abstraction_layer.rst:242: WARNING: Block quote ends without a blank line; unexpected unindent. This is due to the indentation of your inner bullet points instead of two spaces put 4 For all four that you have. Thanks, Marko K
