### Extract DPDK Sources

Source: https://core.dpdk.org/doc/quick-start

Extracts the DPDK source code archive. This is the first step to begin the DPDK setup process.

```bash
tar xf dpdk.tar.gz
cd dpdk
```

--------------------------------

### Build DPDK Libraries and Applications

Source: https://core.dpdk.org/doc/quick-start

Builds the DPDK libraries, drivers, and test applications using the meson build system. Optionally, includes examples by adding '-Dexamples=all'.

```bash
meson build
ninja -C build
```

```bash
meson -Dexamples=all build
ninja -C build
```

--------------------------------

### Reserve Huge Pages Memory

Source: https://core.dpdk.org/doc/quick-start

Configures and mounts huge pages, which are essential for DPDK's memory management. This involves creating a directory, mounting hugetlbfs, and setting the number of huge pages.

```bash
mkdir -p /dev/hugepages
mountpoint -q /dev/hugepages || mount -t hugetlbfs nodev /dev/hugepages
echo 64 > /sys/devices/system/node/node0/hugepages/hugepages-2048kB/nr_hugepages
```

--------------------------------

### Run DPDK pcap PMD Forwarding Test

Source: https://core.dpdk.org/doc/quick-start

Executes a DPDK forwarding test using the poll-mode driver (PMD) with pcap. This test requires a cable between ports and demonstrates basic packet forwarding statistics.

```bash
build/app/dpdk-testpmd -c7 --vdev=net_pcap0,iface=eth0 --vdev=net_pcap1,iface=eth1 \
                  -i --nb-cores=2 --nb-ports=2 --total-num-mbufs=2048

testpmd> show port stats all

######################## NIC statistics for port 0  ########################
RX-packets: 0          RX-errors: 0         RX-bytes: 0
TX-packets: 0          TX-errors: 0         TX-bytes: 0
############################################################################

######################## NIC statistics for port 1  ########################
RX-packets: 0          RX-errors: 0         RX-bytes: 0
TX-packets: 0          TX-errors: 0         TX-bytes: 0
############################################################################

testpmd> start tx_first

testpmd> stop

---------------------- Forward statistics for port 0  ----------------------
RX-packets: 2377688        RX-dropped: 0             RX-total: 2377688
TX-packets: 2007009        TX-dropped: 0             TX-total: 2007009
----------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------- Forward statistics for port 1  ----------------------
RX-packets: 2006977        RX-dropped: 0             RX-total: 2006977
TX-packets: 2377720        TX-dropped: 0             TX-total: 2377720
----------------------------------------------------------------------------

+++++++++++++++ Accumulated forward statistics for all ports+++++++++++++++
RX-packets: 4384665        RX-dropped: 0             RX-total: 4384665
TX-packets: 4384729        TX-dropped: 0             TX-total: 4384729
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
```

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