[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] doc: remove file listings

Thomas Monjalon thomas at monjalon.net
Thu Jan 17 10:16:56 CET 2019


+Cc Marko

17/01/2019 10:05, David Marchand:
> No need to keep those file listings, they are very likely to become
> outdated.
> 
> Signed-off-by: David Marchand <david.marchand at redhat.com>
> ---
>  doc/guides/prog_guide/dev_kit_build_system.rst | 43 --------------
>  doc/guides/prog_guide/source_org.rst           | 79 +-------------------------
>  2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 120 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/doc/guides/prog_guide/dev_kit_build_system.rst b/doc/guides/prog_guide/dev_kit_build_system.rst
> index da83a31..855b5da 100644
> --- a/doc/guides/prog_guide/dev_kit_build_system.rst
> +++ b/doc/guides/prog_guide/dev_kit_build_system.rst
> @@ -52,49 +52,6 @@ which is equivalent to:
>  
>      make O=my_sdk_build_dir
>  
> -The content of the my_sdk_build_dir is then:
> -
> -::
> -
> -    -- .config                         # used configuration
> -
> -    -- Makefile                        # wrapper that calls head Makefile
> -                                       # with $PWD as build directory
> -
> -
> -        -- build                              #All temporary files used during build
> -        +--app                                # process, including . o, .d, and .cmd files.
> -            |  +-- test                       # For libraries, we have the .a file.
> -            |  +-- test.o                     # For applications, we have the elf file.
> -            |  `-- ...
> -            +-- lib
> -                +-- librte_eal
> -                |   `-- ...
> -                +-- librte_mempool
> -                |  +--  mempool-file1.o
> -                |  +--  .mempool-file1.o.cmd
> -                |  +--  .mempool-file1.o.d
> -                |  +--   mempool-file2.o
> -                |  +--  .mempool-file2.o.cmd
> -                |  +--  .mempool-file2.o.d
> -                |  `--  mempool.a
> -                `-- ...
> -
> -    -- include                # All include files installed by libraries
> -        +-- librte_mempool.h  # and applications are located in this
> -        +-- rte_eal.h         # directory. The installed files can depend
> -        +-- rte_spinlock.h    # on configuration if needed (environment,
> -        +-- rte_atomic.h      # architecture, ..)
> -        `-- \*.h ...
> -
> -    -- lib                    # all compiled libraries are copied in this
> -        +-- librte_eal.a      # directory
> -        +-- librte_mempool.a
> -        `-- \*.a ...
> -
> -    -- app                    # All compiled applications are installed
> -    + --test                  # here. It includes the binary in elf format
> -
>  Refer to
>  :ref:`Development Kit Root Makefile Help <Development_Kit_Root_Makefile_Help>`
>  for details about make commands that can be used from the root of DPDK.
> diff --git a/doc/guides/prog_guide/source_org.rst b/doc/guides/prog_guide/source_org.rst
> index cee4ce6..1fb7abc 100644
> --- a/doc/guides/prog_guide/source_org.rst
> +++ b/doc/guides/prog_guide/source_org.rst
> @@ -34,27 +34,6 @@ Libraries are located in subdirectories of ``$(RTE_SDK)/lib``.
>  By convention a library refers to any code that provides an API to an application.
>  Typically, it generates an archive file (``.a``), but a kernel module would also go in the same directory.
>  
> -The lib directory contains::
> -
> -    lib
> -    +-- librte_cmdline      # Command line interface helper
> -    +-- librte_distributor  # Packet distributor
> -    +-- librte_eal          # Environment abstraction layer
> -    +-- librte_ethdev       # Generic interface to poll mode driver
> -    +-- librte_hash         # Hash library
> -    +-- librte_ip_frag      # IP fragmentation library
> -    +-- librte_kni          # Kernel NIC interface
> -    +-- librte_kvargs       # Argument parsing library
> -    +-- librte_lpm          # Longest prefix match library
> -    +-- librte_mbuf         # Packet buffer manipulation
> -    +-- librte_mempool      # Memory pool manager (fixed sized objects)
> -    +-- librte_meter        # QoS metering library
> -    +-- librte_net          # Various IP-related headers
> -    +-- librte_power        # Power management library
> -    +-- librte_ring         # Software rings (act as lockless FIFOs)
> -    +-- librte_sched        # QoS scheduler and dropper library
> -    +-- librte_timer        # Timer library
> -
>  Drivers
>  -------
>  
> @@ -63,25 +42,6 @@ devices: either hardware devices or pseudo/virtual devices. They are contained
>  in the *drivers* subdirectory, classified by type, and each compiles to a
>  library with the format ``librte_pmd_X.a`` where ``X`` is the driver name.
>  
> -The drivers directory has a *net* subdirectory which contains::
> -
> -    drivers/net
> -    +-- af_packet          # Poll mode driver based on Linux af_packet
> -    +-- bonding            # Bonding poll mode driver
> -    +-- cxgbe              # Chelsio Terminator 10GbE/40GbE poll mode driver
> -    +-- e1000              # 1GbE poll mode drivers (igb and em)
> -    +-- enic               # Cisco VIC Ethernet NIC Poll-mode Driver
> -    +-- fm10k              # Host interface PMD driver for FM10000 Series
> -    +-- i40e               # 40GbE poll mode driver
> -    +-- ixgbe              # 10GbE poll mode driver
> -    +-- mlx4               # Mellanox ConnectX-3 poll mode driver
> -    +-- null               # NULL poll mode driver for testing
> -    +-- pcap               # PCAP poll mode driver
> -    +-- ring               # Ring poll mode driver
> -    +-- szedata2           # SZEDATA2 poll mode driver
> -    +-- virtio             # Virtio poll mode driver
> -    +-- vmxnet3            # VMXNET3 poll mode driver
> -
>  .. note::
>  
>     Several of the ``driver/net`` directories contain a ``base``
> @@ -98,41 +58,6 @@ Applications are source files that contain a ``main()`` function.
>  They are located in the ``$(RTE_SDK)/app`` and ``$(RTE_SDK)/examples`` directories.
>  
>  The app directory contains sample applications that are used to test DPDK (such as autotests)
> -or the Poll Mode Drivers (test-pmd)::
> -
> -    app
> -    +-- chkincs            # Test program to check include dependencies
> -    +-- cmdline_test       # Test the commandline library
> -    +-- test               # Autotests to validate DPDK features
> -    +-- test-acl           # Test the ACL library
> -    +-- test-pipeline      # Test the IP Pipeline framework
> -    +-- test-pmd           # Test and benchmark poll mode drivers
> -
> -The examples directory contains sample applications that show how libraries can be used::
> -
> -    examples
> -    +-- cmdline            # Example of using the cmdline library
> -    +-- exception_path     # Sending packets to and from Linux TAP device
> -    +-- helloworld         # Basic Hello World example
> -    +-- ip_reassembly      # Example showing IP reassembly
> -    +-- ip_fragmentation   # Example showing IPv4 fragmentation
> -    +-- ipv4_multicast     # Example showing IPv4 multicast
> -    +-- kni                # Kernel NIC Interface (KNI) example
> -    +-- l2fwd              # L2 forwarding with and without SR-IOV
> -    +-- l3fwd              # L3 forwarding example
> -    +-- l3fwd-power        # L3 forwarding example with power management
> -    +-- l3fwd-vf           # L3 forwarding example with SR-IOV
> -    +-- link_status_interrupt # Link status change interrupt example
> -    +-- load_balancer      # Load balancing across multiple cores/sockets
> -    +-- multi_process      # Example apps using multiple DPDK processes
> -    +-- qos_meter          # QoS metering example
> -    +-- qos_sched          # QoS scheduler and dropper example
> -    +-- timer              # Example of using librte_timer library
> -    +-- vmdq_dcb           # Example of VMDQ and DCB receiving
> -    +-- vmdq               # Example of VMDQ receiving
> -    +-- vhost              # Example of userspace vhost and switch
> -
> -.. note::
> +or the Poll Mode Drivers (test-pmd).
>  
> -    The actual examples directory may contain additional sample applications to those shown above.
> -    Check the latest DPDK source files for details.
> +The examples directory contains sample applications that show how libraries can be used.
> 







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