[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2] doc: add note for vhost builtin example
Xuan Ding
xuan.ding at intel.com
Wed Mar 25 05:21:15 CET 2020
Add memory pre-allocation note for vhost example when enabling
"builtin-net-driver".
Signed-off-by: Xuan Ding <xuan.ding at intel.com>
---
v2:
* Modified expression in doc to make it more accurate.
---
doc/guides/sample_app_ug/vhost.rst | 7 +++++++
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
diff --git a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/vhost.rst b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/vhost.rst
index a71ada654..b7ed4f8bd 100644
--- a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/vhost.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/vhost.rst
@@ -201,3 +201,10 @@ Common Issues
QEMU vhost net device start will fail if protocol feature is not negotiated.
DPDK virtio-user pmd can be the replacement of QEMU.
+
+* Device start fails when enabling "builtin-net-driver" without memory
+ pre-allocation
+
+ The builtin example doesn't support dynamic memory allocation. When vhost
+ backend enables "builtin-net-driver", "--socket-mem" option should be
+ added at virtio-user pmd side as a startup item.
--
2.17.1
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