net/txgbe: support VF MAC address

[dpdk.git] / doc / guides / testpmd_app_ug / run_app.rst

diff --git a/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/run_app.rst b/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/run_app.rst
index ec085c2..6745072 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/run_app.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/run_app.rst
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ They must be separated from the EAL options, shown in the previous section, with
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
 
 .. code-block:: console
 

-    sudo ./testpmd -l 0-3 -n 4 -- -i --portmask=0x1 --nb-cores=2
+    sudo ./dpdk-testpmd -l 0-3 -n 4 -- -i --portmask=0x1 --nb-cores=2

 
 The command line options are:
 
 
 The command line options are:
 


@@ -59,19 +59,19 @@ The command line options are:
 *   ``--nb-cores=N``
 
     Set the number of forwarding cores,
 *   ``--nb-cores=N``
 
     Set the number of forwarding cores,

-    where 1 <= N <= "number of cores" or ``CONFIG_RTE_MAX_LCORE`` from the configuration file.
+    where 1 <= N <= "number of cores" or ``RTE_MAX_LCORE`` from the configuration file.

     The default value is 1.
 
 *   ``--nb-ports=N``
 
     Set the number of forwarding ports,
     The default value is 1.
 
 *   ``--nb-ports=N``
 
     Set the number of forwarding ports,

-    where 1 <= N <= "number of ports" on the board or ``CONFIG_RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS`` from the configuration file.
+    where 1 <= N <= "number of ports" on the board or ``RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS`` from the configuration file.

     The default value is the number of ports on the board.
 
 *   ``--coremask=0xXX``
 
     Set the hexadecimal bitmask of the cores running the packet forwarding test.
     The default value is the number of ports on the board.
 
 *   ``--coremask=0xXX``
 
     Set the hexadecimal bitmask of the cores running the packet forwarding test.

-    The master lcore is reserved for command line parsing only and cannot be masked on for packet forwarding.
+    The main lcore is reserved for command line parsing only and cannot be masked on for packet forwarding.

 
 *   ``--portmask=0xXX``
 
 
 *   ``--portmask=0xXX``
 


@@ -107,9 +107,12 @@ The command line options are:
     Set the socket from which all memory is allocated in NUMA mode,
     where 0 <= N < number of sockets on the board.
 
     Set the socket from which all memory is allocated in NUMA mode,
     where 0 <= N < number of sockets on the board.
 

-*   ``--mbuf-size=N``
+*   ``--mbuf-size=N[,N1[,...Nn]``

 
 

-    Set the data size of the mbufs used to N bytes, where N < 65536. The default value is 2048.
+    Set the data size of the mbufs used to N bytes, where N < 65536.
+    The default value is 2048. If multiple mbuf-size values are specified the
+    extra memory pools will be created for allocating mbufs to receive packets
+    with buffer splittling features.

 
 *   ``--total-num-mbufs=N``
 
 
 *   ``--total-num-mbufs=N``
 


@@ -135,7 +138,7 @@ The command line options are:
 *   ``--eth-peer=N,XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX``
 
     Set the MAC address ``XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX`` of the peer port N,
 *   ``--eth-peer=N,XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX``
 
     Set the MAC address ``XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX`` of the peer port N,

-    where 0 <= N < ``CONFIG_RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS`` from the configuration file.
+    where 0 <= N < ``RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS``.

 
 *   ``--tx-ip=SRC,DST``
 
 
 *   ``--tx-ip=SRC,DST``
 


@@ -296,6 +299,13 @@ The command line options are:
     If set to 0, driver default is used if defined. Else, if driver
     default is not defined, default of 32 is used.
 
     If set to 0, driver default is used if defined. Else, if driver
     default is not defined, default of 32 is used.
 

+*   ``--flowgen-clones=N``
+
+    Set the number of each packet clones to be sent in `flowgen` mode.
+    Sending clones reduces host CPU load on creating packets and may help
+    in testing extreme speeds or maxing out Tx packet performance.
+    N should be not zero, but less than 'burst' parameter.
+

 *   ``--mbcache=N``
 
     Set the cache of mbuf memory pools to N, where 0 <= N <= 512.
 *   ``--mbcache=N``
 
     Set the cache of mbuf memory pools to N, where 0 <= N <= 512.


@@ -358,6 +368,21 @@ The command line options are:
 
     Don't flush the RX streams before starting forwarding. Used mainly with the PCAP PMD.
 
 
     Don't flush the RX streams before starting forwarding. Used mainly with the PCAP PMD.
 

+*   ``--rxoffs=X[,Y]``
+
+    Set the offsets of packet segments on receiving if split
+    feature is engaged. Affects only the queues configured
+    with split offloads (currently BUFFER_SPLIT is supported only).
+
+*   ``--rxpkts=X[,Y]``
+
+    Set the length of segments to scatter packets on receiving if split
+    feature is engaged. Affects only the queues configured
+    with split offloads (currently BUFFER_SPLIT is supported only).
+    Optionally the multiple memory pools can be specified with --mbuf-size
+    command line parameter and the mbufs to receive will be allocated
+    sequentially from these extra memory pools.
+

 *   ``--txpkts=X[,Y]``
 
     Set TX segment sizes or total packet length. Valid for ``tx-only``
 *   ``--txpkts=X[,Y]``
 
     Set TX segment sizes or total packet length. Valid for ``tx-only``


@@ -503,3 +528,11 @@ The command line options are:
 *   ``--record-burst-stats``
 
     Enable display of RX and TX burst stats.
 *   ``--record-burst-stats``
 
     Enable display of RX and TX burst stats.

+
+*   ``--hairpin-mode=0xXX``
+
+    Set the hairpin port mode with bitmask, only valid when hairpin queues number is set.
+    bit 4 - explicit Tx flow rule
+    bit 1 - two hairpin ports paired
+    bit 0 - two hairpin ports loop
+    The default value is 0. Hairpin will use single port mode and implicit Tx flow mode.