app/testpmd: add ability to split outgoing packets

[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 c850e48..44cb965 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/testpmd_funcs.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/testpmd_funcs.rst
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ show config
 Displays the configuration of the application.
 The configuration comes from the command-line, the runtime or the application defaults::
 
-   testpmd> show config (rxtx|cores|fwd)
+   testpmd> show config (rxtx|cores|fwd|txpkts)
 
 The available information categories are:
 
@@ -221,6 +221,8 @@ The available information categories are:
 
 * ``fwd``: Packet forwarding configuration.
 
+* ``txpkts``: Packets to TX configuration.
+
 For example:
 
 .. code-block:: console
@@ -396,6 +398,23 @@ Set the length of each segment of the TX-ONLY packets::
 
 Where x[,y]* represents a CSV list of values, without white space.
 
+set txsplit
+~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Set the split policy for the TX packets, applicable for TX-ONLY and CSUM forwarding modes::
+
+   testpmd> set txsplit (off|on|rand)
+
+Where:
+
+* ``off`` disable packet copy & split for CSUM mode.
+
+* ``on`` split outgoing packet into multiple segments. Size of each segment
+  and number of segments per packet is determined by ``set txpkts`` command
+  (see above).
+
+* ``rand`` same as 'on', but number of segments per each packet is a random value between 1 and total number of segments.
+
 set corelist
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~