- SR-IOV PF
+- Port representors (see :ref: switch_representation)
+
Non-supported Features
----------------------
Supported pattern items (***transfer*** rules):
+- PORT_REPRESENTOR (cannot repeat; conflicts with other traffic source items)
+
+- REPRESENTED_PORT (cannot repeat; conflicts with other traffic source items)
+
- PORT_ID (cannot repeat; conflicts with other traffic source items)
- PHY_PORT (cannot repeat; conflicts with other traffic source items)
- VF
+- PORT_REPRESENTOR
+
+- REPRESENTED_PORT
+
- PORT_ID
- COUNT
If this parameter is not specified then ef100 device will operate as
network device.
+- ``switch_mode`` [legacy|switchdev] (see below for default)
+
+ In legacy mode, NIC firmware provides Ethernet virtual bridging (EVB) API
+ to configure switching inside NIC to deliver traffic to physical (PF) and
+ virtual (VF) PCI functions. PF driver is responsible to build the
+ infrastructure for VFs, and traffic goes to/from VF by default in accordance
+ with MAC address assigned, permissions and filters installed by VF drivers.
+ In switchdev mode VF traffic goes via port representor (if any) on PF, and
+ software virtual switch (for example, Open vSwitch) makes the decision.
+ Software virtual switch may install MAE rules to pass established traffic
+ flows via hardware and offload software datapath as the result.
+ Default is legacy, unless representors are specified, in which case switchdev
+ is chosen.
+
+- ``representor`` parameter [list]
+
+ Instantiate port representor Ethernet devices for specified Virtual
+ Functions list.
+
+ It is a standard parameter whose format is described in
+ :ref:`ethernet_device_standard_device_arguments`.
+
- ``rx_datapath`` [auto|efx|ef10|ef10_essb] (default **auto**)
Choose receive datapath implementation.