[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1 1/1] doc: clarify vfio doc for built-in modules

[Iremonger, Bernard]

Hi Anatoly,

> -----Original Message-----
> From: dev <dev-bounces at dpdk.org> On Behalf Of Anatoly Burakov
> Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2021 1:53 PM
> To: dev at dpdk.org
> Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1 1/1] doc: clarify vfio doc for built-in modules
> 
> Currently, the documentation only contains instructions for enabling SRIOV
> support for VFIO compiled as a module, but doesn't have any instructions on
> how to do the same for cases where VFIO is built-in.
> Add these instructions.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Anatoly Burakov <anatoly.burakov at intel.com>
> ---
>  doc/guides/linux_gsg/linux_drivers.rst | 6 ++++++
>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/doc/guides/linux_gsg/linux_drivers.rst
> b/doc/guides/linux_gsg/linux_drivers.rst
> index c6b6881ea2..2dd711bb37 100644
> --- a/doc/guides/linux_gsg/linux_drivers.rst
> +++ b/doc/guides/linux_gsg/linux_drivers.rst
> @@ -65,6 +65,12 @@ The token will be used for all PF and VF ports within
> the application.
> 
>        sudo modprobe vfio-pci enable_sriov=1
> 
> +   Alternatively, pass the ``enable_sriov`` parameter through the ``sysfs`` if
> the module is already loaded or is built-in:

Probably better to wrap above line as quite  long.

> +
> +   .. code-block:: console
> +
> +      echo 1 | sudo tee /sys/module/vfio_pci/parameters/enable_sriov
> +
>  #. Bind the PCI devices to ``vfio-pci`` driver
> 
>     .. code-block:: console
> --
> 2.25.1

~/dpdk_21_11/devtools# ./check-git-log.sh 
Wrong headline case:
                        "doc: clarify vfio doc for built-in modules": vfio --> VFIO

Invalid patch(es) found - checked 1 patch

Otherwise 
Acked-by: Bernard Iremonger <bernard.iremonger at intel.com>