[dpdk-dev] [PATCH 4/8] doc: refer PMD compile and test section from cxgbe doc

[Shijith Thotton]

Refer the section which explains driver compilation and running of
testpmd in Linux, instead of describing it in driver documentation.

Signed-off-by: Shijith Thotton <shijith.thotton at caviumnetworks.com>
---
 doc/guides/nics/cxgbe.rst | 109 ++++------------------------------------------
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 100 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/cxgbe.rst b/doc/guides/nics/cxgbe.rst
index 308a926..d193f66 100644
--- a/doc/guides/nics/cxgbe.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/nics/cxgbe.rst
@@ -125,24 +125,11 @@ enabling debugging options may affect system performance.
 
 .. _driver-compilation:
 
-Driver Compilation
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
-To compile CXGBE PMD for Linux x86_64 gcc target, run the following "make"
-command:
-
-.. code-block:: console
-
-   cd <DPDK-source-directory>
-   make config T=x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc install
-
-To compile CXGBE PMD for FreeBSD x86_64 clang target, run the following "gmake"
-command:
-
-.. code-block:: console
+Driver compilation and testing
+------------------------------
 
-   cd <DPDK-source-directory>
-   gmake config T=x86_64-native-bsdapp-clang install
+Refer to the document :ref:`compiling and testing a PMD for a NIC <pmd_build_and_test>`
+for details.
 
 Linux
 -----
@@ -218,13 +205,6 @@ Running testpmd
 This section demonstrates how to launch **testpmd** with Chelsio T5
 devices managed by librte_pmd_cxgbe in Linux operating system.
 
-#. Change to DPDK source directory where the target has been compiled in
-   section :ref:`driver-compilation`:
-
-   .. code-block:: console
-
-      cd <DPDK-source-directory>
-
 #. Load the kernel module:
 
    .. code-block:: console
@@ -255,89 +235,18 @@ devices managed by librte_pmd_cxgbe in Linux operating system.
 
       modprobe -ar cxgb4 csiostor
 
-#. Request huge pages:
-
-   .. code-block:: console
-
-      echo 1024 > /sys/kernel/mm/hugepages/hugepages-2048kB/nr_hugepages/nr_hugepages
-
-#. Mount huge pages:
-
-   .. code-block:: console
-
-      mkdir /mnt/huge
-      mount -t hugetlbfs nodev /mnt/huge
-
-#. Load igb_uio or vfio-pci driver:
-
-   .. code-block:: console
-
-      insmod ./x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc/kmod/igb_uio.ko
-
-   or
-
-   .. code-block:: console
-
-      modprobe vfio-pci
-
-#. Bind the Chelsio T5 adapters to igb_uio or vfio-pci loaded in the previous
-   step:
-
-   .. code-block:: console
-
-      ./usertools/dpdk-devbind.py --bind igb_uio 0000:02:00.4
-
-   or
+#. Running testpmd
 
-   Setup VFIO permissions for regular users and then bind to vfio-pci:
-
-   .. code-block:: console
-
-      sudo chmod a+x /dev/vfio
-
-      sudo chmod 0666 /dev/vfio/*
-
-      ./usertools/dpdk-devbind.py --bind vfio-pci 0000:02:00.4
+   Refer to the section :ref:`driver-compilation`.
 
    .. note::
 
       Currently, CXGBE PMD only supports the binding of PF4 for Chelsio T5 NICs.
 
-#. Start testpmd with basic parameters:
-
-   .. code-block:: console
-
-      ./x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc/app/testpmd -l 0-3 -n 4 -w 0000:02:00.4 -- -i
-
-   Example output:
-
-   .. code-block:: console
-
-      [...]
-      EAL: PCI device 0000:02:00.4 on NUMA socket -1
-      EAL:   probe driver: 1425:5401 rte_cxgbe_pmd
-      EAL:   PCI memory mapped at 0x7fd7c0200000
-      EAL:   PCI memory mapped at 0x7fd77cdfd000
-      EAL:   PCI memory mapped at 0x7fd7c10b7000
-      PMD: rte_cxgbe_pmd: fw: 1.13.32.0, TP: 0.1.4.8
-      PMD: rte_cxgbe_pmd: Coming up as MASTER: Initializing adapter
-      Interactive-mode selected
-      Configuring Port 0 (socket 0)
-      Port 0: 00:07:43:2D:EA:C0
-      Configuring Port 1 (socket 0)
-      Port 1: 00:07:43:2D:EA:C8
-      Checking link statuses...
-      PMD: rte_cxgbe_pmd: Port0: passive DA port module inserted
-      PMD: rte_cxgbe_pmd: Port1: passive DA port module inserted
-      Port 0 Link Up - speed 10000 Mbps - full-duplex
-      Port 1 Link Up - speed 10000 Mbps - full-duplex
-      Done
-      testpmd>
-
-.. note::
+   .. note::
 
-   Flow control pause TX/RX is disabled by default and can be enabled via
-   testpmd. Refer section :ref:`flow-control` for more details.
+      Flow control pause TX/RX is disabled by default and can be enabled via
+      testpmd. Refer section :ref:`flow-control` for more details.
 
 FreeBSD
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1.8.3.1