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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/igb.txt | 48 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c | 6 |
2 files changed, 2 insertions, 52 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/igb.txt b/Documentation/networking/igb.txt index 4ebbd659256f..43d3549366a0 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/igb.txt +++ b/Documentation/networking/igb.txt @@ -36,54 +36,6 @@ Default Value: 0 This parameter adds support for SR-IOV. It causes the driver to spawn up to max_vfs worth of virtual function. -QueuePairs ----------- -Valid Range: 0-1 -Default Value: 1 (TX and RX will be paired onto one interrupt vector) - -If set to 0, when MSI-X is enabled, the TX and RX will attempt to occupy -separate vectors. - -This option can be overridden to 1 if there are not sufficient interrupts -available. This can occur if any combination of RSS, VMDQ, and max_vfs -results in more than 4 queues being used. - -Node ----- -Valid Range: 0-n -Default Value: -1 (off) - - 0 - n: where n is the number of the NUMA node that should be used to - allocate memory for this adapter port. - -1: uses the driver default of allocating memory on whichever processor is - running insmod/modprobe. - - The Node parameter will allow you to pick which NUMA node you want to have - the adapter allocate memory from. All driver structures, in-memory queues, - and receive buffers will be allocated on the node specified. This parameter - is only useful when interrupt affinity is specified, otherwise some portion - of the time the interrupt could run on a different core than the memory is - allocated on, causing slower memory access and impacting throughput, CPU, or - both. - -EEE ---- -Valid Range: 0-1 -Default Value: 1 (enabled) - - A link between two EEE-compliant devices will result in periodic bursts of - data followed by long periods where in the link is in an idle state. This Low - Power Idle (LPI) state is supported in both 1Gbps and 100Mbps link speeds. - NOTE: EEE support requires autonegotiation. - -DMAC ----- -Valid Range: 0-1 -Default Value: 1 (enabled) - Enables or disables DMA Coalescing feature. - - - Additional Configurations ========================= diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c index d6b11522fed7..ac06492fb816 100644 --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c @@ -4347,8 +4347,7 @@ enum latency_range { * were determined based on theoretical maximum wire speed and testing * data, in order to minimize response time while increasing bulk * throughput. - * This functionality is controlled by the InterruptThrottleRate module - * parameter (see igb_param.c) + * This functionality is controlled by ethtool's coalescing settings. * NOTE: This function is called only when operating in a multiqueue * receive environment. **/ @@ -4422,8 +4421,7 @@ clear_counts: * based on theoretical maximum wire speed and thresholds were set based * on testing data as well as attempting to minimize response time * while increasing bulk throughput. - * this functionality is controlled by the InterruptThrottleRate module - * parameter (see igb_param.c) + * This functionality is controlled by ethtool's coalescing settings. * NOTE: These calculations are only valid when operating in a single- * queue environment. **/ |