pci: add option to force uio binding

[vpp.git] / docs / configuration / reference.rst

diff --git a/docs/configuration/reference.rst b/docs/configuration/reference.rst
index 84b2fd7..84a951c 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/configuration/reference.rst
+++ b/docs/configuration/reference.rst
@@ -666,6 +666,18 @@ or auto (default)
 
    uio-driver vfio-pci
 
+uio-bind-force
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+Force VPP to rebind the interface(s) to the selected UIO driver, even if the
+interface is up in Linux.
+By default, VPP will refuse to bind an interface if it is up in Linux,
+in case it is in active use.
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+   uio-bind-force
+
 no-multi-seg
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^