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diff --git a/src/spdk/doc/porting.md b/src/spdk/doc/porting.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..b6872bef1 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/spdk/doc/porting.md @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +# SPDK Porting Guide {#porting} + +SPDK is ported to new environments by implementing the *env* +library interface. The *env* interface provides APIs for drivers +to allocate physically contiguous and pinned memory, perform PCI +operations (config cycles and mapping BARs), virtual to physical +address translation and managing memory pools. The *env* API is +defined in include/spdk/env.h. + +SPDK includes a default implementation of the *env* library based +on the Data Plane Development Kit ([DPDK](http://dpdk.org/)). +This DPDK implementation can be found in `lib/env_dpdk`. + +DPDK is currently supported on Linux and FreeBSD only. +Users who want to use SPDK on other operating systems, or in +userspace driver frameworks other than DPDK, will need to implement +a new version of the *env* library. The new implementation can be +integrated into the SPDK build by updating the following line +in CONFIG: + + CONFIG_ENV?=$(SPDK_ROOT_DIR)/lib/env_dpdk |