* [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 1/1] doc: clarify usage of testpmd mac fwd mode
@ 2016-09-09 16:15 Mark Kavanagh
2016-09-26 12:24 ` Mcnamara, John
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From: Mark Kavanagh @ 2016-09-09 16:15 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: dev; +Cc: Mark Kavanagh
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(+)
diff --git a/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/testpmd_funcs.rst b/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/testpmd_funcs.rst
index f87e0c2..6ab910e 100644
--- a/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/testpmd_funcs.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/testpmd_funcs.rst
@@ -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.
--
1.9.3
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* Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 1/1] doc: clarify usage of testpmd mac fwd mode
2016-09-09 16:15 [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 1/1] doc: clarify usage of testpmd mac fwd mode Mark Kavanagh
@ 2016-09-26 12:24 ` Mcnamara, John
2016-10-13 16:12 ` Thomas Monjalon
0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread
From: Mcnamara, John @ 2016-09-26 12:24 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Kavanagh, Mark B, dev; +Cc: Kavanagh, Mark B
> -----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>
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* Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 1/1] doc: clarify usage of testpmd mac fwd mode
2016-09-26 12:24 ` Mcnamara, John
@ 2016-10-13 16:12 ` Thomas Monjalon
0 siblings, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Thomas Monjalon @ 2016-10-13 16:12 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Kavanagh, Mark B; +Cc: dev, Mcnamara, John
> > 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
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