ixgbe Parameters
tx_queue_number
- Description
-
This parameter controls the number of transmit queues that are used by the ixgbe network driver. You can increase the number of transmit queues by increasing the value of this parameter. This parameter can be set by editing the /kernel/drv/ixgbe.conf file before the ixgbe driver attach occurs.
- Data Type
-
Unsigned integer
- Default
-
8
- Range
-
1 to 32
- Dynamic?
-
No
- Validation
-
None
- When to Change
-
To change the number of transmit queues that are used by the ixgbe network driver.
- Commitment Level
-
Unstable
rx_queue_number
- Description
-
This parameter controls the number of receive queues that are used by the ixgbe network driver. You can increase the number of receive queues by increasing the value of this parameter. This parameter can be set by editing the /kernel/drv/ixgbe.conf file before the ixgbe driver attach occurs.
- Data Type
-
Unsigned integer
- Default
-
8
- Range
-
1 to 64
- Dynamic?
-
No
- Validation
-
None
- When to Change
-
To change the number of receive queues that are used by the ixgbe network driver.
- Commitment Level
-
Unstable
intr_throttling
- Description
-
This parameter controls the interrupt throttling rate of the ixgbe network driver. You can increase the rate of interrupt by decreasing the value of this parameter. This parameter can be set by editing the /kernel/drv/ixgbe.conf file before the ixgbe driver attach occurs.
- Data Type
-
Unsigned integer
- Default
-
200
- Range
-
0 to 65535
- Dynamic?
-
No
- Validation
-
None
- When to Change
-
To change the interrupt throttling rate that is used by the ixgbe network driver.
- Commitment Level
-
Unstable
rx_limit_per_intr
- Description
-
This parameter controls the maximum number of receive queue buffer descriptors per interrupt that are used by the ixgbe network driver. You can increase the number of receive queue buffer descriptors by increasing the value of this parameter. This parameter can be set by editing the /kernel/drv/ixgbe.conf file before the ixgbe driver attach occurs.
- Data Type
-
Unsigned integer
- Default
-
256
- Range
-
16 to 4096
- Dynamic?
-
No
- Validation
-
None
- When to Change
-
To change the number of receive queue buffer descriptors that are handled per interrupt by the ixgbe network driver.
- Commitment Level
-
Unstable
tx_ring_size
- Description
-
This parameter controls the transmit queue size that is used by the ixgbe network driver. You can increase the transmit queue size by increasing the value of this parameter. This parameter can be set by editing the /kernel/drv/ixgbe.conf file before the ixgbe driver attach occurs.
- Data Type
-
Unsigned integer
- Default
-
1024
- Range
-
64 to 4096
- Dynamic?
-
No
- Validation
-
None
- When to Change
-
To change the transmit queue size that is used by the ixgbe network driver.
- Commitment Level
-
Unstable
rx_ring_size
- Description
-
This parameter controls the receive queue size that is used by the ixgbe network driver. You can increase the receive queue size by increasing the value of this parameter. This parameter can be set by editing the /kernel/drv/ixgbe.conf file before the ixgbe driver attach occurs.
- Data Type
-
Unsigned integer
- Default
-
1024
- Range
-
64 to 4096
- Dynamic?
-
No
- Validation
-
None
- When to Change
-
To change the receive queue size that is used by the ixgbe network driver.
- Commitment Level
-
Unstable
tx_copy_threshold
- Description
-
This parameter controls the transmit buffer copy threshold that is used by the ixgbe network driver. You can increase the transmit buffer copy threshold by increasing the value of this parameter. This parameter can be set by editing the /kernel/drv/ixgbe.conf file before the ixgbe driver attach occurs.
- Data Type
-
Unsigned integer
- Default
-
512
- Range
-
0 to 9126
- Dynamic?
-
No
- Validation
-
None
- When to Change
-
To change the transmit buffer copy threshold that is used by the ixgbe network driver.
- Commitment Level
-
Unstable
rx_copy_threshold
- Description
-
This parameter controls the receive buffer copy threshold that is used by the ixgbe network driver. You can increase the receive buffer copy threshold by increasing the value of this parameter. This parameter can be set by editing the /kernel/drv/ixgbe.conf file before the ixgbe driver attach occurs.
- Data Type
-
Unsigned integer
- Default
-
128
- Range
-
0 to 9126
- Dynamic?
-
No
- Validation
-
None
- When to Change
-
To change the receive buffer copy threshold that is used by the ixgbe network driver.
- Commitment Level
-
Unstable
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