app/crypto-perf: add range/list of sizes

[dpdk.git] / doc / guides / tools / cryptoperf.rst

diff --git a/doc/guides/tools/cryptoperf.rst b/doc/guides/tools/cryptoperf.rst
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--- a/doc/guides/tools/cryptoperf.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/tools/cryptoperf.rst
@@ -151,10 +151,25 @@ The following are the appication command-line options:
 
         Set the number of packets per burst.
 
+        This can be set as:
+          * Single value (i.e. ``--burst-sz 16``)
+          * Range of values, using the following structure ``min:inc:max``,
+            where ``min`` is minimum size, ``inc`` is the increment size and ``max``
+            is the maximum size (i.e. ``--burst-sz 16:2:32``)
+          * List of values, up to 32 values, separated in commas (i.e. ``--burst-sz 16,24,32``)
+
 * ``--buffer-sz <n>``
 
         Set the size of single packet (plaintext or ciphertext in it).
 
+        This can be set as:
+          * Single value (i.e. ``--buffer-sz 16``)
+          * Range of values, using the following structure ``min:inc:max``,
+            where ``min`` is minimum size, ``inc`` is the increment size and ``max``
+            is the maximum size (i.e. ``--buffer-sz 16:2:32``)
+          * List of values, up to 32 values, separated in commas (i.e. ``--buffer-sz 32,64,128``)
+
+
 * ``--segments-nb <n>``
 
         Set the number of segments per packet.