Setting Values For Optional Properties; Bnx2X Driver; Disable_Tpa; Int_Mode - Qlogic FastLinQ 3400 Series User Manual

5–Linux Driver Software

Setting Values for Optional Properties

Setting Values for Optional Properties
Optional properties exist for the different drivers:
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bnx2x Driver

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bnx2i Driver
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bnx2fc Driver
bnx2x Driver

disable_tpa

The disable_tpa parameter can be supplied as a command line argument to
disable the Transparent Packet Aggregation (TPA) feature. By default, the driver
will aggregate TCP packets. Use disable_tpa to disable the advanced TPA
feature.
Set the disable_tpa parameter to 1 as shown below to disable the TPA feature on
all 8400/3400 Series network adapters in the system. The parameter can also be
set in modprobe.conf. See the man page for more information.
insmod bnx2x.ko disable_tpa=1
or
modprobe bnx2x disable_tpa=1

int_mode

The int_mode parameter is used to force using an interrupt mode.
Set the int_mode parameter to 1 to force using the legacy INTx mode on all
8400/3400 Series adapters in the system.
insmod bnx2x.ko int_mode=1
or
modprobe bnx2x int_mode=1
Set the int_mode parameter to 2 to force using MSI mode on all 8400/3400
Series adapters in the system.
insmod bnx2x.ko int_mode=2
or
modprobe bnx2x int_mode=2
Set the int_mode parameter to 3 to force using MSI-X mode on all 8400/3400
Series adapters in the system.
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