Re: [PATCH v6] testpmd: Add port hotplug support
From: Iremonger, Bernard <hidden>
Date: 2015-02-03 10:03:15
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+.. 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"
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+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"
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+ +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 ~~~~~~~~~~ -- 1.9.1Regards, Bernard.