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[4/5] doc: include config options in testpmd user guide

Message ID 20200506215847.7628-4-dharmik.thakkar@arm.com (mailing list archive)
State Superseded, archived
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Series [1/5] app/testpmd: print clock with CPU cycles per pkt | expand

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Dharmik Thakkar May 6, 2020, 9:58 p.m. UTC 
Update testpmd documentation to include RECORD configuration options,
CONFIG_RTE_TEST_PMD_RECORD_CORE_CYCLES and
CONFIG_RTE_TEST_PMD_RECORD_BURST_STATS.

Signed-off-by: Dharmik Thakkar <dharmik.thakkar@arm.com>
Reviewed-by: Honnappa Nagarahalli <honnappa.nagarahalli@arm.com>
Reviewed-by: Phil Yang <phil.yang@arm.com>
---
 doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/build_app.rst | 12 ++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)

Comments

Iremonger, Bernard May 7, 2020, 2:42 p.m. UTC | #1 
Hi Dharmik,

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dharmik Thakkar <dharmik.thakkar@arm.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 6, 2020 10:59 PM
> To: Lu, Wenzhuo <wenzhuo.lu@intel.com>; Wu, Jingjing
> <jingjing.wu@intel.com>; Iremonger, Bernard
> <bernard.iremonger@intel.com>; Mcnamara, John
> <john.mcnamara@intel.com>; Kovacevic, Marko
> <marko.kovacevic@intel.com>
> Cc: dev@dpdk.org; nd@arm.com; Dharmik Thakkar
> <dharmik.thakkar@arm.com>
> Subject: [PATCH 4/5] doc: include config options in testpmd user guide
> 
> Update testpmd documentation to include RECORD configuration options,
> CONFIG_RTE_TEST_PMD_RECORD_CORE_CYCLES and
> CONFIG_RTE_TEST_PMD_RECORD_BURST_STATS.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Dharmik Thakkar <dharmik.thakkar@arm.com>
> Reviewed-by: Honnappa Nagarahalli <honnappa.nagarahalli@arm.com>
> Reviewed-by: Phil Yang <phil.yang@arm.com>
> ---
>  doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/build_app.rst | 12 ++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/build_app.rst
> b/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/build_app.rst
> index d1ca9f3d19a9..caebb33849e3 100644
> --- a/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/build_app.rst
> +++ b/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/build_app.rst
> @@ -21,6 +21,18 @@ The basic compilation steps are:
> 
>          export RTE_TARGET=x86_64-native-linux-gcc
> 
> +##.  If required, enable configuration options. For example:

##. Should be #.

> +
> +    .. code-block:: console
> +
> +        cd to the top-level DPDK directory
> +        sed -i 's,\(CONFIG_RTE_TEST_PMD_RECORD_CORE_CYCLES\)=n,\1=y,'
> config/common_base
> +        sed -i 's,\(CONFIG_RTE_TEST_PMD_RECORD_BURST_STATS\)=n,\1=y,'
> + config/common_base
> +
> +    Enabling CONFIG_RTE_TEST_PMD_RECORD_CORE_CYCLES enables
> measurement of CPU cycles.
> +
> +    Enabling CONFIG_RTE_TEST_PMD_RECORD_BURST_STATS enables
> display of RX and TX bursts.
> +
>  #.  Build the application:
> 
>      .. code-block:: console
> --
> 2.20.1

Regards,

Bernard.
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diff --git a/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/build_app.rst b/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/build_app.rst
index d1ca9f3d19a9..caebb33849e3 100644
--- a/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/build_app.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/build_app.rst
@@ -21,6 +21,18 @@  The basic compilation steps are:
 
         export RTE_TARGET=x86_64-native-linux-gcc
 
+##.  If required, enable configuration options. For example:
+
+    .. code-block:: console
+
+        cd to the top-level DPDK directory
+        sed -i 's,\(CONFIG_RTE_TEST_PMD_RECORD_CORE_CYCLES\)=n,\1=y,' config/common_base
+        sed -i 's,\(CONFIG_RTE_TEST_PMD_RECORD_BURST_STATS\)=n,\1=y,' config/common_base
+
+    Enabling CONFIG_RTE_TEST_PMD_RECORD_CORE_CYCLES enables measurement of CPU cycles.
+
+    Enabling CONFIG_RTE_TEST_PMD_RECORD_BURST_STATS enables display of RX and TX bursts.
+
 #.  Build the application:
 
     .. code-block:: console