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doc: add option -d for plugins in Linux guide

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Update the document with the available EAL command
line option to install the pmd drivers that are built
as shared libraries.

Signed-off-by: Reshma Pattan <reshma.pattan@intel.com>
Acked-by: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@intel.com>
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Reshma Pattan 2017-03-27 13:32:17 +01:00 committed by Thomas Monjalon
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doc/guides/linux_gsg/build_sample_apps.rst
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@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ The following is the list of options that can be given to the EAL:
.. code-block:: console
./rte-app [-c COREMASK | -l CORELIST] [-n NUM] [-b <domain:bus:devid.func>] \
[--socket-mem=MB,...] [-m MB] [-r NUM] [-v] [--file-prefix] \
[--socket-mem=MB,...] [-d LIB.so|DIR] [-m MB] [-r NUM] [-v] [--file-prefix] \
[--proc-type <primary|secondary|auto>] [-- xen-dom0]
The EAL options are as follows:
@ -137,6 +137,11 @@ The EAL options are as follows:
* ``--socket-mem``:
Memory to allocate from hugepages on specific sockets.
* ``-d``:
Add a driver or driver directory to be loaded.
The application should use this option to load the pmd drivers
that are built as shared libraries.
* ``-m MB``:
Memory to allocate from hugepages, regardless of processor socket. It is
recommended that ``--socket-mem`` be used instead of this option.