[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] examples/l2fwd: add promiscuous mode selection through command line option

[Bruce Richardson]

On Wed, Oct 13, 2021 at 12:23:03PM +0500, Sarosh Arif wrote:
> The default behaviour of l2fwd is to exit if we are unable to turn
> promiscuous mode on. On some aws instances turning promiscuous mode
> on is not permitted. In such cases there should be a way to run the
> application without promiscuous mode. 
> 
> This patch allows user to turn promiscuous mode on via command line
> parameter. l3fwd has a similar option available.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Sarosh Arif <sarosh.arif at emumba.com>
> ---

This is a behaviour change, but since this is sample application, I think
it's acceptable, and agree that the change is needed.

Acked-by: Bruce Richardson <bruce.richardson at intel.com>