5. Appendix

This section covers specific guides related to DPDK.

• 5.1. DPDK Meson Build Configuration Options
  • 5.1.1. Changing the Build Type
  • 5.1.2. Platform Options
  • 5.1.3. Overriding Platform Parameters
  • 5.1.4. Building Sample Applications
• 5.2. Hugepages Configuration for Multiple Architectures
  • 5.2.1. Hugepages on x86 Architecture
  • 5.2.2. Hugepages on ARM Architecture
  • 5.2.3. Other Architectures
  • 5.2.4. Boot-Time Reservation of Hugepages
• 5.3. Running DPDK Applications Without Root Privileges
  • 5.3.1. Linux
  • 5.3.2. FreeBSD
• 5.4. VFIO Advanced
  • 5.4.1. VFIO no-IOMMU mode
  • 5.4.2. VFIO Memory Mapping Limits
  • 5.4.3. Creating Virtual Functions using vfio-pci
  • 5.4.4. Troubleshooting VFIO
  • 5.4.5. VFIO Platform
  • 5.4.6. Bifurcated Driver
  • 5.4.7. UIO
• 5.5. Cross-compiling DPDK for Different Architectures on Linux
  • 5.5.1. Prerequisites
  • 5.5.2. Cross-Compiling DPDK