Getting Started Guide for Linux

• 1. Introduction
  • 1.1. Documentation Roadmap
• 2. System Requirements
  • 2.1. BIOS Setting Prerequisite on x86
  • 2.2. Compilation of the DPDK
  • 2.3. Building DPDK Applications
  • 2.4. Running DPDK Applications
• 3. Compiling the DPDK Target from Source
  • 3.1. Uncompress DPDK and Browse Sources
  • 3.2. Compiling and Installing DPDK System-wide
• 4. Cross compiling DPDK for aarch64 and aarch32
  • 4.1. Prerequisites
  • 4.2. GNU toolchain
  • 4.3. LLVM/Clang toolchain
  • 4.4. Building for an aarch64 SoC on an aarch64 build machine
  • 4.5. Supported SoC configuration
• 5. Linux Drivers
  • 5.1. VFIO
  • 5.2. VFIO no-IOMMU mode
  • 5.3. UIO
  • 5.4. Bifurcated Driver
  • 5.5. Binding and Unbinding Network Ports to/from the Kernel Modules
  • 5.6. Troubleshooting VFIO
• 6. Running Sample Applications
  • 6.1. Compiling a Sample Application
  • 6.2. Running a Sample Application
  • 6.3. Additional Sample Applications
• 7. EAL parameters
  • 7.1. Common EAL parameters
  • 7.2. Linux-specific EAL parameters
• 8. Enabling Additional Functionality
  • 8.1. High Precision Event Timer (HPET) Functionality
  • 8.2. Running DPDK Applications Without Root Privileges
  • 8.3. Power Management and Power Saving Functionality
  • 8.4. Using Linux Core Isolation to Reduce Context Switches
  • 8.5. Loading the DPDK KNI Kernel Module
  • 8.6. Using Linux IOMMU Pass-Through to Run DPDK with Intel® VT-d
• 9. How to get best performance with NICs on Intel platforms
  • 9.1. Hardware and Memory Requirements
  • 9.2. Configurations before running DPDK