Re: [PATCH net-next] bonding: add option to specify the number of queues per bond device

[Nikolay Aleksandrov <nikolay@redhat.com>]

On 11/05/2013 04:45 PM, Nikolay Aleksandrov wrote:
> On 11/05/2013 04:41 PM, Nikolay Aleksandrov wrote:
>> Before this patch the only way to specify the number of queues of a bond
>> device was to use the tx_queues module parameter on module load. Since
>> we can have different setups with different requirements, it's
>> beneficial to be able to specify the number of queues per bond device
>> creation. This patch adds this ability and uses tx_queues as a default
>> and as a fallback in case of an invalid "queues" value.
>> The queues are specified when creating a new bond device through sysfs
>> by using the ":" as a delimiter between the name and the value, e.g.:
>> echo +bond1:8 > bonding_masters
>> will create bond1 device with 8 queues. The value 0 is reserved for
>> using the default number of queues (global tx_queues set on module
>> loading).
>> Add an example in the documentation, and also trim a few extra spaces
>> and tabs while at it.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Nikolay Aleksandrov <nikolay@redhat.com>
>> ---
> ugh, self-nack I chose the wrong delimiter, it's allowed to be in an interface
> name :-)
> 
> Will re-post by using "." as a delimiter.
> Sorry for the noise.
Again too much caffeine, disregard the "." sentence.

> 
> Nik
>