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diff --git a/Documentation/topics/dpdk/pmd.rst b/Documentation/topics/dpdk/pmd.rst index b0e19d794..6f1fdcbc6 100644 --- a/Documentation/topics/dpdk/pmd.rst +++ b/Documentation/topics/dpdk/pmd.rst @@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ PMD Threads =========== Poll Mode Driver (PMD) threads are the threads that do the heavy lifting for -the DPDK datapath and perform tasks such as continuous polling of input ports -for packets, classifying packets once received, and executing actions on the -packets once they are classified. +userspace switching. They perform tasks such as continuous polling of +input ports for packets, classifying packets once received, and executing +actions on the packets once they are classified. PMD threads utilize Receive (Rx) and Transmit (Tx) queues, commonly known as *rxq*\s and *txq*\s. While Tx queue configuration happens automatically, Rx |