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diff --git a/examples/send_packet_precisely/README b/examples/send_packet_precisely/README new file mode 100644 index 00000000..20b88fd8 --- /dev/null +++ b/examples/send_packet_precisely/README @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +EXAMPLE APPLICATIONS + +The 'send_packet_precisely' application illustrates the various steps to schedule +packets for sending. + +The simple spp application requires root permissions to execute and +attach to the driver. + sudo ./send_packet_precisely + +To exit the app, hit Ctrl-C. The application gracefully tears down +the connection to the driver. If the application unexpectedly aborts the +kernel-mode driver also reclaims the various buffers and attempts to clean up. +The application should be able to re-initialize and use the transmit queues +without restarting the driver. + +/* Note this application requires using the provided gptp timesync daemon to +provide the 802.1AS presentation times included in the 1722 frames. */ + +Lastly, to build the application, you need to have the pciutils library +installed. the latest version can be downloaded from: + + < ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/software/utils/pciutils/ >. + +Download and extract the library, and run 'make;make install;make install-lib'. + |