app/testpmd: use unicast 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 050dbdab0b44d45aeac3ffc1c13a9f24dab8d358..a17dba7480e494be0fd8759eca08fbeaba3d6e92 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/testpmd_funcs.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/testpmd_funcs.rst
@@ -852,6 +852,15 @@ Set the allmulti mode for a port or for all ports::
 
 Same as the ifconfig (8) option. Controls how multicast packets are handled.
 
+set promisc (for VF)
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Set the unicast 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 promisc (port_id) (vf_id) (on|off)
+
 set flow_ctrl rx
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