New upstream version 18.08

[deb_dpdk.git] / doc / guides / cryptodevs / scheduler.rst

diff --git a/doc/guides/cryptodevs/scheduler.rst b/doc/guides/cryptodevs/scheduler.rst
index e7e0247..a754a27 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/guides/cryptodevs/scheduler.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/cryptodevs/scheduler.rst
@@ -1,32 +1,5 @@
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 Cryptodev Scheduler Poll Mode Driver Library
 ============================================
@@ -98,6 +71,11 @@ two calls:
   mode parameter values are specified in the "Cryptodev Scheduler Modes
   Overview" section.
 
+* mode_param: Specify the mode-specific parameter. Some scheduling modes
+  may be initialized with specific parameters other than the default ones,
+  such as the **threshold** packet size of **packet-size-distr** mode. This
+  parameter fulfills the purpose.
+
 * ordering: Specify the status of the crypto operations ordering feature.
   The value of this parameter can be "enable" or "disable". This feature
   is disabled by default.
@@ -159,7 +137,12 @@ operation:
    **option_type** must be **CDEV_SCHED_OPTION_THRESHOLD** and **option** should
    point to a rte_cryptodev_scheduler_threshold_option structure filled with
    appropriate threshold value. Please NOTE this threshold has be a power-of-2
-   unsigned integer.
+   unsigned integer. It is possible to use **mode_param** initialization
+   parameter to achieve the same purpose. For example:
+
+   ... --vdev "crypto_scheduler,mode=packet-size-distr,mode_param=threshold:512" ...
+
+   The above parameter will overwrite the threshold value to 512.
 
 *   **CDEV_SCHED_MODE_FAILOVER:**