[ovs-dev] [PATCH v2 9/9] doc: Final cleanup of the DPDK documents

Stokes, Ian ian.stokes at intel.com
Wed Apr 18 15:32:58 UTC 2018


> This concludes the cleanup by fixing some nits and adding some additional
> cross-references.
> 

LGTM.

Ian
> Signed-off-by: Stephen Finucane <stephen at that.guru>
> ---
> v2:
> - Add changes to DPDK topic index doc
> ---
>  Documentation/howto/dpdk.rst        | 51 ++++++++++++++++----------------
> -----
>  Documentation/topics/dpdk/index.rst |  6 +++++
>  2 files changed, 28 insertions(+), 29 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/howto/dpdk.rst b/Documentation/howto/dpdk.rst
> index e65e7dfaa..199b8be65 100644
> --- a/Documentation/howto/dpdk.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/howto/dpdk.rst
> @@ -25,23 +25,26 @@
>  Using Open vSwitch with DPDK
>  ============================
> 
> -This document describes how to use Open vSwitch with DPDK datapath.
> +This document describes how to use Open vSwitch with DPDK datapath. For
> +more detailed information, refer to the various :doc:`DPDK topic guides
> +</topics/dpdk/index>`.
> 
>  .. important::
> 
>     Using the DPDK datapath requires building OVS with DPDK support. Refer
> to
>     :doc:`/intro/install/dpdk` for more information.
> 
> -Ports and Bridges
> ------------------
> +Overview
> +--------
> 
> -ovs-vsctl can be used to set up bridges and other Open vSwitch features.
> -Bridges should be created with a ``datapath_type=netdev``::
> +:program:`ovs-vsctl` can be used to set up bridges and other Open
> +vSwitch features.  Bridges should be created with a
> ``datapath_type=netdev``::
> 
>      $ ovs-vsctl add-br br0 -- set bridge br0 datapath_type=netdev
> 
> -ovs-vsctl can also be used to add DPDK devices. ovs-vswitchd should print
> the -number of dpdk devices found in the log file::
> +:program:`ovs-vsctl` can also be used to add DPDK devices.
> +:program:`ovs-vswitchd` should print the number of ``dpdk`` devices
> +found in the log file::
> 
>      $ ovs-vsctl add-port br0 dpdk-p0 -- set Interface dpdk-p0 type=dpdk \
>          options:dpdk-devargs=0000:01:00.0 @@ -59,14 +62,13 @@ is
> suggested::
> 
>  .. important::
> 
> -    Hotplugging physical interfaces is not supported using the above
> syntax.
> -    This is expected to change with the release of DPDK v18.05. For
> information
> -    on hotplugging physical interfaces, you should instead refer to
> -    :ref:`port-hotplug`.
> +    Hotplugging physical interfaces is not supported for these devices.
> This
> +    is expected to change with the release of DPDK v18.05. For
> information on
> +    hotplugging physical interfaces, refer to :ref:`port-hotplug`.
> 
>  After the DPDK ports get added to switch, a polling thread continuously
> polls -DPDK devices and consumes 100% of the core, as can be checked from
> ``top`` and -``ps`` commands::
> +DPDK devices and consumes 100% of the core, as can be checked from
> +:command:`top` and :command:`ps` commands::
> 
>      $ top -H
>      $ ps -eLo pid,psr,comm | grep pmd
> @@ -79,7 +81,7 @@ set. For example::
>          -- set Interface p0 type=dpdk options:dpdk-devargs=0000:01:00.0 \
>          -- set Interface p1 type=dpdk options:dpdk-devargs=0000:01:00.1
> 
> -To stop ovs-vswitchd & delete bridge, run::
> +To stop :program:`ovs-vswitchd` and delete the bridge, run::
> 
>      $ ovs-appctl -t ovs-vswitchd exit
>      $ ovs-appctl -t ovsdb-server exit
> @@ -137,13 +139,16 @@ Add test flows to forward packets between DPDK port
> 0 and port 1::
> 
>  Transmit traffic into either port. You should see it returned via the
> other.
> 
> +More information on the ``dpdk`` ports can be found in
> :doc:`/topics/dpdk/phy`.
> +
>  .. _dpdk-vhost-loopback:
> 
>  PHY-VM-PHY (vHost Loopback)
>  ---------------------------
> 
>  Add a userspace bridge, two ``dpdk`` (PHY) ports, and two
> ``dpdkvhostuser``
> -ports::
> +ports. It is assumed that the physical ports are already bound to DPDK,
> +as described in :ref:`dpdk-binding-nics`::
> 
>      # Add userspace bridge
>      $ ovs-vsctl add-br br0 -- set bridge br0 datapath_type=netdev @@ -
> 221,19 +226,7 @@ described in :ref:`dpdk-testpmd`. Once compiled, run the
> application::
>      $ set fwd mac retry
>      $ start
> 
> -When you finish testing, bind the vNICs back to kernel::
> -
> -    $ $DPDK_DIR/usertools/dpdk-devbind.py --bind=virtio-pci 0000:00:03.0
> -    $ $DPDK_DIR/usertools/dpdk-devbind.py --bind=virtio-pci 0000:00:04.0
> -
> -.. note::
> -
> -  Valid PCI IDs must be passed in above example. The PCI IDs can be
> retrieved
> -  like so::
> -
> -      $ $DPDK_DIR/usertools/dpdk-devbind.py --status
> -
> -More information on the dpdkvhostuser ports can be found in
> +More information on the ``dpdkvhostuser`` ports can be found in
>  :doc:`/topics/dpdk/vhost-user`.
> 
>  PHY-VM-PHY (vHost Loopback) (Kernel Forwarding) @@ -277,7 +270,7 @@
> devices to bridge ``br0``. Once complete, follow the below steps:
>         $ ovs-vsctl set Interface phy0 options:n_rxq=2
>         $ ovs-vsctl set Interface phy1 options:n_rxq=2
> 
> -2. Instantiate Guest VM using QEMU cmdline
> +2. Instantiate Guest VM using QEMU command line
> 
>     We must configure with appropriate software versions to ensure this
> feature
>     is supported.
> diff --git a/Documentation/topics/dpdk/index.rst
> b/Documentation/topics/dpdk/index.rst
> index 181f61abb..79d3af379 100644
> --- a/Documentation/topics/dpdk/index.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/topics/dpdk/index.rst
> @@ -30,12 +30,18 @@ The DPDK Datapath
> 
>  .. toctree::
>     :maxdepth: 2
> +   :caption: Bridges and Ports
> 
>     /topics/dpdk/bridge
>     /topics/dpdk/phy
>     /topics/dpdk/vhost-user
>     /topics/dpdk/ring
>     /topics/dpdk/vdev
> +
> +.. toctree::
> +   :maxdepth: 2
> +   :caption: Advanced Configuration
> +
>     /topics/dpdk/pmd
>     /topics/dpdk/qos
>     /topics/dpdk/pdump
> --
> 2.14.3



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