Merge pull request #1679 from zdc/vpp-current

VPP: Add comprehensive VPP documentation

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+.. _vpp_config_system:
+
+.. include:: /_include/need_improvement.txt
+
+##########################
+VyOS Configuration for VPP
+##########################
+
+.. _vpp_config_hugepages:
+
+Hugepages
+=========
+VPP utilizes hugepages for efficient memory management. Hugepages are larger memory pages that reduce the overhead of page management and improve performance for applications that require large amounts of memory.
+
+Hugepages can be configured in VyOS using the following commands:
+
+.. warning::
+
+   Changes to hugepage settings require a system reboot to take effect.
+
+   Hugepages must be enabled before VPP configuration is applied.
+
+To enable hugepages:
+
+.. cfgcmd:: set system option kernel memory hugepage-size <size> hugepage-count '<count>'
+
+Enables hugepages with the specified size and count. The size can be either 2MB or 1GB, and the count specifies the number of hugepages to allocate.
+
+If your system has multiple NUMA nodes, the total amount of hugepages will be divided equally among them.
+
+Resources Limits
+================
+
+.. note::
+
+   By default, system will calculate and set the recommended values for resource limits. Avoid tuning these values if you are not sure what you are doing.
+
+During operations VPP utilizes a significant amount of system resources, especially memory. There are two main settings that may to be adjusted to ensure VPP runs smoothly:
+
+Maximum number of memory map areas a process may have:
+
+.. cfgcmd:: set system option resource-limits max-map-count <value>
+
+Maximum shared memory segment size:
+
+.. cfgcmd:: set system option resource-limits shmmax <value>
+
+Both settings are automatically calculated based on configured hugepages.
+
+Kernel Tuning
+=============
+