On Thu, 8 Jan 2026 12:24:41 -0800 Stephen Hemminger <[email protected]> wrote:
> The documentation had combined to unrelated drivers together. > Use AI to split into two separate files: > pcap.rst for the pcap PMD and ring.rst for the ring PMD. > > Changes to pcap.rst: > - Use "pcap" consistently instead of mixed "libpcap/pcap/PCAP" naming > - Remove Linux-specific references; document support for Linux, FreeBSD, > and Windows > - Add reference to upstream libpcap documentation > - Add multi-queue support section explaining queue count determination > and file handle limitations > - Use ``--vdev=net_pcap0`` format consistently > - Remove deprecated rte_eth_from_pcaps() API section > - Improve technical documentation style throughout > > Changes to ring.rst: > - Use ``--vdev=net_ring0`` format consistently > - Fix inconsistent "Rings-based/Ring-based" naming > - Retain rte_eth_from_rings() API section with usage examples > - Improve technical documentation style throughout > > Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <[email protected]> Queued to next-net

