Hi Vipin, > -----Original Message----- > From: dev [mailto:dev-boun...@dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Vipin Varghese > Sent: Monday, February 5, 2018 2:32 PM > To: dev@dpdk.org; Kovacevic, Marko <marko.kovace...@intel.com> > Cc: Mcnamara, John <john.mcnam...@intel.com>; Varghese, Vipin > <vipin.vargh...@intel.com> > Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] doc: update multiple instance info for NULL > crypto > > Add foot note & example to inform user how to use multiple instance. > > Signed-off-by: Vipin Varghese <vipin.vargh...@intel.com> > --- > doc/guides/cryptodevs/null.rst | 20 +++++++++++++++++--- > 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/doc/guides/cryptodevs/null.rst b/doc/guides/cryptodevs/null.rst > index 03a3ddc..b7072b0 100644 > --- a/doc/guides/cryptodevs/null.rst > +++ b/doc/guides/cryptodevs/null.rst > @@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ each mbuf in the burst will be enqueued in an > internal buffer for collection on a dequeue call as long as the mbuf has a > valid rte_mbuf_offload operation with a valid rte_cryptodev_session or > rte_crypto_xform chain of operations. > > +.. Note:: > + > + In case of multiple instances of NULL cryptos, each instance should be of > + unique id.
I would use "NULL crypto PMDs". > + > Features > -------- > > @@ -91,7 +96,16 @@ The following parameters (all optional) can be > provided in the previous two call > > Example: > > -.. code-block:: console > +Single vdev instance:: > + > + ./l2fwd-crypto -l 1 -n 4 \ > + --vdev="crypto_null,socket_id=0,max_nb_sessions=128" \ > + -- -p 1 --cdev SW --chain CIPHER_ONLY --cipher_algo "null" > + > +Multiple vdev instance:: "instances". > + > + ./l2fwd-crypto -l 1-2 -n 4 \ > + --vdev="crypto_null_0,socket_id=0,max_nb_sessions=128" \ > + --vdev="crypto_null_1,socket_id=1,max_nb_sessions=128" \ > + -- -p 0x3 --cdev SW --chain CIPHER_HASH --cipher_algo null > + --auth_algo null > > - ./l2fwd-crypto -l 1 -n 4 -- > vdev="crypto_null,socket_id=0,max_nb_sessions=128" \ > - -- -p 1 --cdev SW --chain CIPHER_ONLY --cipher_algo "null" > -- > 1.9.1 This looks good to me, but I think this can be extended to other PMDs, not just NULL crypto. Could you send another version, changing the other guides (for the SW based drivers)? Thanks, Pablo