doc: clarify PMD order in release notes

[dpdk.git] / doc / guides / prog_guide / poll_mode_drv.rst

diff --git a/doc/guides/prog_guide/poll_mode_drv.rst b/doc/guides/prog_guide/poll_mode_drv.rst
index 86e0a14..0d4ac77 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/guides/prog_guide/poll_mode_drv.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/prog_guide/poll_mode_drv.rst
@@ -372,11 +372,19 @@ parameters to those ports.
 
 * ``representor`` for a device which supports the creation of representor ports
   this argument allows user to specify which switch ports to enable port
-  representors for.::
-
-   -w DBDF,representor=0
-   -w DBDF,representor=[0,4,6,9]
-   -w DBDF,representor=[0-31]
+  representors for. Multiple representors in one device argument is invalid::
+
+   -a DBDF,representor=vf0
+   -a DBDF,representor=vf[0,4,6,9]
+   -a DBDF,representor=vf[0-31]
+   -a DBDF,representor=vf[0,2-4,7,9-11]
+   -a DBDF,representor=sf0
+   -a DBDF,representor=sf[1,3,5]
+   -a DBDF,representor=sf[0-1023]
+   -a DBDF,representor=sf[0,2-4,7,9-11]
+   -a DBDF,representor=pf1vf0
+   -a DBDF,representor=pf[0-1]sf[0-127]
+   -a DBDF,representor=pf1
 
 Note: PMDs are not required to support the standard device arguments and users
 should consult the relevant PMD documentation to see support devargs.