port attach
~~~~~~~~~~~
-Attach a port specified by pci address or virtual device args.
+Attach a port specified by pci address or virtual device args::
+
+ testpmd> port attach (identifier)
To attach a new pci device, the device should be recognized by kernel first.
Then it should be moved under DPDK management.
To attach a port created by virtual device, above steps are not needed.
-port attach (identifier)
-
For example, to attach a port whose pci address is 0000:0a:00.0.
.. code-block:: console
port detach
~~~~~~~~~~~
-Detach a specific port.
-
-Before detaching a port, the port should be closed::
+Detach a specific port::
testpmd> port detach (port_id)
+Before detaching a port, the port should be stopped and closed.
+
For example, to detach a pci device port 0.
.. code-block:: console
+ testpmd> port stop 0
+ Stopping ports...
+ Done
testpmd> port close 0
Closing ports...
Done
.. code-block:: console
+ testpmd> port stop 0
+ Stopping ports...
+ Done
testpmd> port close 0
Closing ports...
Done