On Wed, May 26, 2021 at 1:19 PM Hemant Agrawal <hemant.agra...@nxp.com> wrote: > > This patch update the dpdk sample app policy to support > vendor PMD specific test examples in the respective drivers > sub-directory in examples. > > Signed-off-by: Hemant Agrawal <hemant.agra...@nxp.com> > --- > doc/guides/sample_app_ug/intro.rst | 16 ++++++++++++---- > 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/intro.rst > b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/intro.rst > index 8ff223b16c..fd34e7790d 100644 > --- a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/intro.rst > +++ b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/intro.rst > @@ -58,10 +58,6 @@ examples are highlighted below. > forwarding Graph, or ``l3fwd_graph`` application does forwarding based on > IPv4 > like a simple router with DPDK Graph framework. > > -* :doc:`Hardware packet copying<ioat>`: The Hardware packet copying, > - or ``ioatfwd`` application demonstrates how to use IOAT rawdev driver for > - copying packets between two threads. > - > * :doc:`Packet Distributor<dist_app>`: The Packet Distributor > demonstrates how to distribute packets arriving on an Rx port to different > cores for processing and transmission. > @@ -94,3 +90,15 @@ examples are highlighted below. > There are many more examples shown in the following chapters. Each of the > documented sample applications show how to compile, configure and run the > application as well as explaining the main functionality of the code. > + > +Driver specific Sample Application > +---------------------------------- > + > +There are case where exiting sample applications may not be suitable to test
cases > +a new driver contribution. In such cases a new driver specific sample > application > +can be added to specific drivers sub-directory in the examples folder with > prior > +approval from DPDK technical board. e.g. > + > +* :doc:`Hardware packet copying<ioat>`: The Hardware packet copying, > + or ``ioat`` application demonstrates how to use IOAT rawdev driver for > + copying packets between two threads. With the above fix, it looks good to me. Acked-by: Jerin Jacob <jer...@marvell.com> > -- > 2.17.1 >
