.PP
A newly created datapath is associated with only one network device, a
virtual network device sometimes called the datapath's ``local port''.
.PP
A newly created datapath is associated with only one network device, a
virtual network device sometimes called the datapath's ``local port''.
\fIoption\fR of the form \fIkey\fB=\fIvalue\fR adds the specified
key-value option to the port or overrides an existing key's value. An
\fIoption\fR of the form \fIkey\fB=\fR, that is, without a value,
\fIoption\fR of the form \fIkey\fB=\fIvalue\fR adds the specified
key-value option to the port or overrides an existing key's value. An
\fIoption\fR of the form \fIkey\fB=\fR, that is, without a value,
-deletes the key-value named \fIkey\fR. The type of a port cannot be
-changed, so \fBtype=\fItype\fR is only allowed if \fItype\fR is the
-port's existing type.
+deletes the key-value named \fIkey\fR. The type and port number of a
+port cannot be changed, so \fBtype\fR and \fBport_no\fR are only allowed if
+they match the existing configuration.