[dpdk-dev] [PATCH DPDK-KMODS v2] linux/igb_uio: add compile instructions

[Anatoly Burakov]

Currently, compilation instructions for igb_uio are missing. Add them,
as well as a top-level INSTALL file referring users to per-OS
subdirectories.

Signed-off-by: Anatoly Burakov <anatoly.burakov at intel.com>
Reviewed-by: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit at intel.com>
---
 INSTALL          |  5 +++++
 linux/README.rst | 45 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 50 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 INSTALL
 create mode 100644 linux/README.rst

diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f9ef15c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Installing DPDK Kernel Drivers
+==============================
+
+For instructions on how to install kernel drivers for each OS, please refer to
+the respective subdirectories' ``README`` files.
diff --git a/linux/README.rst b/linux/README.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..11dd501
--- /dev/null
+++ b/linux/README.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+Building Linux Drivers
+======================
+
+Prerequisites
+-------------
+
+The system must have relevant Linux kernel headers or source code installed.
+
+Build
+-----
+
+To build ``igb_uio`` driver, simple run ``make`` command inside the
+``igb_uio`` directory:
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+    cd igb_uio
+    make
+
+If compiling against a specific kernel source directory is required, it is
+possible to specify the kernel source directory using the ``KSRC`` variable:
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+    make KSRC=/path/to/custom/kernel/source
+
+Load the driver
+---------------
+
+The ``igb_uio`` driver requires the UIO driver to be loaded beforehand (these
+commands are to be run as ``root`` user):
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+    modprobe uio
+    insmod igb_uio.ko
+
+Clean the build directory
+-------------------------
+
+To clean the build directory, the following command can be run:
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+    make clean
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