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The 1.7 DPDK_TestPMD_App_UG document in MSWord has been converted to rst format for use with Sphinx. There is an rst file for each chapter and an index.rst file which contains the table of contents. The top level index file has been modified to include this guide. This is the fourth document from a set of 6 documents. Signed-off-by: Bernard Iremonger <bernard.iremonger@intel.com>
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.. BSD LICENSE
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Copyright(c) 2010-2014 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
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All rights reserved.
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Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
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modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
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are met:
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* Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
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notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
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* Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
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notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
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the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
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distribution.
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* Neither the name of Intel Corporation nor the names of its
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contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
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from this software without specific prior written permission.
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THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
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"AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
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LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
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A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
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OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
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SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
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LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
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DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
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THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
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(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
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OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
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Introduction
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============
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This document is a user guide for the testpmd example application that is shipped as part of the Intel® Data Plane Development Kit.
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The testpmd application can be used to test the Intel® DPDK in a packet forwarding mode
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and also to access NIC hardware features such as Flow Director.
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It also serves as a example of how to build a more fully-featured application using the Intel® DPDK SDK.
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DocumentationRoadmap
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--------------------
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The following is a list of Intel® DPDK documents in the suggested reading order:
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* **Release Notes** : Provides release-specific information, including supported features,
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limitations, fixed issues, known issues and so on.
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Also, provides the answers to frequently asked questions in FAQ format.
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* **Getting Started Guide** (this document): Describes how to install and configure the Intel® DPDK;
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designed to get users up and running quickly with the software.
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* **Programmer's Guide** : Describes:
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* The software architecture and how to use it (through examples), specifically in a Linux* application (linuxapp) environment
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* The content of the Intel® DPDK, the build system
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(including the commands that can be used in the root Intel® DPDK Makefile to build the development kit and an application)
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and guidelines for porting an application
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* Optimizations used in the software and those that should be considered for new development
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A glossary of terms is also provided.
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* **API Reference** : Provides detailed information about Intel® DPDK functions, data structures and other programming constructs.
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* **Sample Applications User Guide** : Describes a set of sample applications.
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Each chapter describes a sample application that showcases specific functionality and
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provides instructions on how to compile, run and use the sample application.
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.. note::
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These documents are available for download as a separate documentation package at the same location as the Intel® DPDK code package.
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