[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6] testpmd: Add port hotplug support

Iremonger, Bernard bernard.iremonger at intel.com
Tue Feb 3 11:03:15 CET 2015


> >> +.. code-block:: console
> >> +
> >> +    testpmd> port attach 0000:02:00.0
> >> +    Attaching a new port...
> >> +    ... snip ...
> >> +    Port 0 is attached. Now total ports is 1
> >> +    Done
> >> +port detach
> >> +~~~~~~~~~~~
> >> +
> >> +Detach a specific port.
> >> +
> >> +Before detaching a port, the port should be closed.
> >> +Also to remove a pci device completely from the system, first detach the port from testpmd.
> >> +Then the device should be moved under kernel management.
> >> +Finally the device can be remove using kernel pci hotplug functionality.

Hi Tetsuya,
Reword "remove" to "removed"

> >> +On the other hand, to remove a port created by virtual device, above steps are not needed.
 Reword " created by virtual device" to "created by a virtual device"

> >
> >> +
> >> +port detach (port_id)
> >> +
> >> +For example, to detach a port 0.
> >> +
> >> +.. code-block:: console
> >> +
> >> +    testpmd> port detach 0
> >> +    Detaching a port...
> >> +    ... snip ...
> >> +    Done
> >> +
> >>  port start
> >>  ~~~~~~~~~~
> >>
> >> --
> >> 1.9.1
> > Regards,
> >
> > Bernard.
> >



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