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@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ The commandline options are:
* ``--port-topology=mode``
- Set port topology, where mode is ``paired`` (the default) or ``chained``.
+ Set port topology, where mode is ``paired`` (the default), ``chained`` or ``loop``.
In ``paired`` mode, the forwarding is between pairs of ports, for example: (0,1), (2,3), (4,5).
@@ -204,6 +204,8 @@ The commandline options are:
The ordering of the ports can be changed using the portlist testpmd runtime function.
+ In ``loop`` mode, ingress traffic is simply transmitted back on the same interface.
+
* ``--forward-mode=mode``
Set the forwarding mode where ``mode`` is one of the following::