[dpdk-dev] [PATCH 1/1] doc: clarify usage of testpmd mac fwd mode

[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 at 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.
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