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Changes needed to DPDK are stored here as git patch files. Maintaining these
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files using “git format-patch” and “git am” will make it simpler to manage
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these changes. Patches made to DPDK should only be temporary until they are
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accepted upstream and made available in the next DPDK release.
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The following is the method used to generate these patches:
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1. Git clone the DPDK to a new directory:
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# git clone http://dpdk.org/git/dpdk dpdk
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2. Create a branch based on the DPDK release you wish to patch.
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Note, “git tag” will show you all the release tags. The following example is
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for DPDK release tag “v2.2.0” and will create a branch named “two_dot_two”.
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# cd dpdk
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# git checkout -b two_dot_two v2.2.0
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3. Apply all the existing VPP DPDK patches to this new branch.
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# git am <VPP directory>/dpdk/dpdk-2.2.0_patches/*
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4. Make your changes and commit your change to your DPDK repository.
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# <edit files>
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# git commit -s
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5. Create the patch files with format-patch. This creates all the patch files
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for your branch (two_dot_two), with your latest commits as the last ones.
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# git format-patch master..two_dot_two
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6. Copy, add and commit the new patches into the VPP patches directory.
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# cp <new patch files> <VPP directory>/dpdk/dpdk-2.2.0_patches
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# cd <VPP directory>
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# git add dpdk/dpdk-2.2.0_patches/<new patch files>
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# git commit -s
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