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authorsbruno <sbruno@FreeBSD.org>2015-06-17 18:50:57 +0000
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MFC r284179, r283959
Implement multiqueue (max 2 tx/rx queues) for the 82574L chipset. Change default tuning parameters to handle this new configuration if EM_MULTIQUEUE is set in the kernel configuration. Off by default. See r283959 changelog for the scope of these changes. Relnotes: Yes Sponsored by: Limelight Networks
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@@ -45,6 +45,14 @@ kernel configuration file:
.Cd "device em"
.Ed
.Pp
+Optional multiqueue support is available via the following kernel
+compile options:
+.Bd -ragged -offset indent
+.Cd "options EM_MULTIQUEUE"
+.Ed
+.Pp
+Note: Activating EM_MULTIQUEUE support is not supported by Intel.
+.Pp
Alternatively, to load the driver as a
module at boot time, place the following line in
.Xr loader.conf 5 :
@@ -197,6 +205,18 @@ Tunables can be set at the
prompt before booting the kernel or stored in
.Xr loader.conf 5 .
.Bl -tag -width indent
+.It Va hw.em.eee_setting
+Disable or enable Energy Efficient Ethernet.
+Default 1 (disabled).
+.It Va hw.em.msix
+Enable or disable MSI-X style interrupts.
+Default 1 (enabled).
+.It Va hw.em.smart_pwr_down
+Enable or disable smart power down features on newer adapters.
+Default 0 (disabled).
+.It Va hw.em.sbp
+Show bad packets when in promiscuous mode.
+Default 0 (off).
.It Va hw.em.rxd
Number of receive descriptors allocated by the driver.
The default value is 1024 for adapters newer than 82547,
@@ -228,6 +248,11 @@ If
.Va hw.em.tx_int_delay
is non-zero, this tunable limits the maximum delay in which a transmit
interrupt is generated.
+.It Va hw.em.num_queues
+Number of hardware queues that will be configured on this adapter (maximum of 2)
+Defaults to 1.
+Only valid with kernel configuration
+.Cd "options EM_MULTIQUEUE".
.El
.Sh FILES
.Bl -tag -width /dev/led/em*
@@ -287,3 +312,5 @@ You can enable it on an
.Nm
interface using
.Xr ifconfig 8 .
+.Pp
+Activating EM_MULTIQUEUE support requires MSI-X features.
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