[dpdk-dev] [PATCH 7/7] doc: update eventdev documentation

[Pavan Nikhilesh]

Update octeontx and software eventdev documentation to include new selftest
feature.

Signed-off-by: Pavan Nikhilesh <pbhagavatula at caviumnetworks.com>
---
 doc/guides/eventdevs/octeontx.rst | 13 +++++++++++++
 doc/guides/eventdevs/sw.rst       | 12 ++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 25 insertions(+)

diff --git a/doc/guides/eventdevs/octeontx.rst b/doc/guides/eventdevs/octeontx.rst
index cef004a20..bf2985be1 100644
--- a/doc/guides/eventdevs/octeontx.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/eventdevs/octeontx.rst
@@ -114,6 +114,19 @@ Example:
 
     ./your_eventdev_application --vdev="event_octeontx"
 
+
+Selftest
+--------
+
+The functionality of octeontx eventdev can be verified using this option,
+various unit and functional tests are run to verify the sanity.
+The tests are run once the vdev creation is successfully complete.
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+    --vdev="event_octeontx,self_test=1"
+
+
 Limitations
 -----------
 
diff --git a/doc/guides/eventdevs/sw.rst b/doc/guides/eventdevs/sw.rst
index ec49b3b57..671b6c5b9 100644
--- a/doc/guides/eventdevs/sw.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/eventdevs/sw.rst
@@ -114,6 +114,18 @@ verify possible gains.
     --vdev="event_sw0,credit_quanta=64"
 
 
+Selftest
+~~~~~~~~
+
+The functionality of software eventdev can be verified using this option,
+various unit and functional tests are run to verify the sanity.
+The tests are run once the vdev creation is successfully complete.
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+    --vdev="event_sw,self_test=1"
+
+
 Limitations
 -----------
 
-- 
2.14.1