From edcbb5dd8e990669301ddfc7ce39d3f0f98066d1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michel Machado Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2024 14:18:00 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] gatekeeper: update README.md for v1.2 RC2 --- README.md | 8 ++------ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 0d29e09f..18a67fe2 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -36,11 +36,7 @@ $ echo 256 | sudo tee /sys/kernel/mm/hugepages/hugepages-2048kB/nr_hugepages ### Enable the kernel module `vfio-pci` -Starting with Gatekeeper v1.1, the Linux kernel module `vfio-pci` is -the prefered way to bind NICs to DPDK/Gatekeeper. -In case you cannot get the kernel module `vfio-pci` running on your machine, -you may tray an alternative to `vfio-pci` as documented on [this page](https://github.com/AltraMayor/gatekeeper/wiki/Alternatives-to-kernel-module-vfio%E2%80%90pci). - +The Linux kernel module `vfio-pci` is needed to bind NICs to DPDK/Gatekeeper. In order for `vfio-pci` to work, both the BIOS and the kernel must support it. BIOSes must have VT-d enabled. BIOSes may identify VT-d as "Intel (R) VT for Directed I/O", @@ -113,7 +109,7 @@ Everything is all set if the outputs of the commands above are not empty. ### Option 1: Obtain Packages -Gatekeeper Debian packages are available for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS at the project's +Gatekeeper Debian packages are available for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS at the project's [Releases](https://github.com/AltraMayor/gatekeeper/releases) page.