[dpdk-dev,1/1] doc: clarify usage of testpmd mac fwd mode
Commit Message
Explain default testpmd behavior in mac fwd mode to remove
amiguity/confusion regarding user's ability to specify Ethernet
addresses.
Signed-off-by: Mark Kavanagh <mark.b.kavanagh@intel.com>
---
doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/testpmd_funcs.rst | 3 +++
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
Comments
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces@dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Mark Kavanagh
> Sent: Friday, September 9, 2016 5:16 PM
> To: dev@dpdk.org
> Cc: Kavanagh, Mark B <mark.b.kavanagh@intel.com>
> Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 1/1] doc: clarify usage of testpmd mac fwd mode
>
> Explain default testpmd behavior in mac fwd mode to remove
> amiguity/confusion regarding user's ability to specify Ethernet addresses.
>
> Signed-off-by: Mark Kavanagh <mark.b.kavanagh@intel.com>
Acked-by: John McNamara <john.mcnamara@intel.com>
> > Explain default testpmd behavior in mac fwd mode to remove
> > amiguity/confusion regarding user's ability to specify Ethernet addresses.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Mark Kavanagh <mark.b.kavanagh@intel.com>
>
> Acked-by: John McNamara <john.mcnamara@intel.com>
Applied, thanks
@@ -267,6 +267,9 @@ The available information categories are:
This is the default mode.
* ``mac``: Changes the source and the destination Ethernet addresses of packets before forwarding them.
+ Default application behaviour is to set source Ethernet address to that of the transmitting interface, and destination
+ address to a dummy value (set during init). The user may specify a target destination Ethernet address via the 'eth-peer' or
+ 'eth-peer-configfile' command-line options. It is not currently possible to specify a specific source Ethernet address.
* ``macswap``: MAC swap forwarding mode.
Swaps the source and the destination Ethernet addresses of packets before forwarding them.