app/testpmd: add option to not start device

[dpdk.git] / app / test-pmd / testpmd.c

diff --git a/app/test-pmd/testpmd.c b/app/test-pmd/testpmd.c
index a3b1542..518865a 100644 (file)
--- a/app/test-pmd/testpmd.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/testpmd.c
@@ -339,6 +339,11 @@ uint8_t flow_isolate_all;
  */
 uint8_t no_link_check = 0; /* check by default */
 
+/*
+ * Don't automatically start all ports in interactive mode.
+ */
+uint8_t no_device_start = 0;
+
 /*
  * Enable link status change notification
  */
@@ -3333,7 +3338,7 @@ main(int argc, char** argv)
                }
        }
 
-       if (start_port(RTE_PORT_ALL) != 0)
+       if (!no_device_start && start_port(RTE_PORT_ALL) != 0)
                rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "Start ports failed\n");
 
        /* set all ports to promiscuous mode by default */