From aa56b99e32dbae81bab539f346d93a4e8ad4b1c7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Harsh Patel Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2020 19:25:12 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] fd-net-device: Update documentation for DPDK package installation --- src/fd-net-device/doc/dpdk-net-device.rst | 7 +++++-- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/src/fd-net-device/doc/dpdk-net-device.rst b/src/fd-net-device/doc/dpdk-net-device.rst index f15d96f70..a6665529f 100644 --- a/src/fd-net-device/doc/dpdk-net-device.rst +++ b/src/fd-net-device/doc/dpdk-net-device.rst @@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ To install DPDK on Ubuntu, run the following command: .. sourcecode:: text - apt-get install dpdk dpdk-dev libdpdk-dev + apt-get install dpdk dpdk-dev libdpdk-dev dpdk-igb-uio-dkms Ubuntu 20.04 has packaged DPDK v19.11 LTS which is tested with this module and DpdkNetDevice will only be enabled if this version is available. @@ -153,9 +153,12 @@ Execute the following: sudo modprobe uio_pci_generic sudo modprobe uio - sudo insmod $RTE_SDK/$RTE_TARGET/kmod/igb_uio.ko sudo modprobe vfio-pci + sudo modprobe igb_uio # for ubuntu package + # OR + sudo insmod $RTE_SDK/$RTE_TARGET/kmod/igb_uio.ko # for dpdk source + These should be done every time you reboot your system.