CAP_DAC_OVERRIDE capability is required to access /proc/self/pagemap,
but it was missing from the Linux guide, causing issues for users.
Fixes: 979bb5d493fb ("doc: add more instructions for running as non-root")
Cc: [email protected]
Signed-off-by: Dmitry Kozlyuk <[email protected]>
Reported-by: Boris Ouretskey <[email protected]>
Reported-by: Isaac Boukris <[email protected]>
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Mail threads:
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https://inbox.dpdk.org/users/cag4aaq21hn_ogi0-gfujxvhtwu19bk634bt6ue1bpyzjrxf...@mail.gmail.com
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https://inbox.dpdk.org/users/CAC-fF8ShK_n1dhPK2KwV7nRx7535simb=fn77yrzr1+fv2j...@mail.gmail.com
doc/guides/linux_gsg/enable_func.rst | 4 ++--
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/guides/linux_gsg/enable_func.rst
b/doc/guides/linux_gsg/enable_func.rst
index 829084d80e..b0e123cb7e 100644
--- a/doc/guides/linux_gsg/enable_func.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/linux_gsg/enable_func.rst
@@ -55,12 +55,12 @@ Refer to the `documentation
<https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/vm/hugetlb
If the driver requires using physical addresses (PA),
the executable file must be granted additional capabilities:
-* ``SYS_ADMIN`` to read ``/proc/self/pagemaps``
+* ``CAP_DAC_OVERRIDE`` and ``SYS_ADMIN`` to read ``/proc/self/pagemaps``
* ``IPC_LOCK`` to lock hugepages in memory
.. code-block:: console
- setcap cap_ipc_lock,cap_sys_admin+ep <executable>
+ setcap cap_dac_override,cap_ipc_lock,cap_sys_admin+ep <executable>
If physical addresses are not accessible,
the following message will appear during EAL initialization::
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