app/testpmd: use multicast promiscuous mode on i40e

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

diff --git a/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/testpmd_funcs.rst b/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/testpmd_funcs.rst
index a17dba7..57fea9b 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/testpmd_funcs.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/testpmd_funcs.rst
@@ -861,6 +861,15 @@ In promiscuous mode packets are not dropped if they aren't for the specified MAC
 
    testpmd> set vf promisc (port_id) (vf_id) (on|off)
 
+set allmulticast (for VF)
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Set the multicast promiscuous mode for a VF from PF.
+It's supported by Intel i40e NICs now.
+In promiscuous mode packets are not dropped if they aren't for the specified MAC address::
+
+   testpmd> set vf allmulti (port_id) (vf_id) (on|off)
+
 set flow_ctrl rx
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