5–Linux Driver Software
Setting Values for Optional Properties
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Setting Values for Optional Properties
Optional properties exist for the different drivers:
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.