> From: Lukas Sismis [mailto:sis...@cesnet.cz] > Sent: Wednesday, 30 October 2024 16.43 > > Intel PMDs are capped by default to only 4096 RX/TX descriptors. > This can be limiting for applications requiring a bigger buffer > capabilities. By bufferring more packets with RX/TX > descriptors, the applications can better handle the processing > peaks. > > Setting ixgbe max descriptors to 8192 as per datasheet: > Register name: RDLEN > Description: Descriptor Ring Length. > This register sets the number of bytes > allocated for descriptors in the circular descriptor buffer. > It must be 128B aligned (7 LS bit must be set to zero). > ** Note: validated Lengths up to 128K (8K descriptors). ** > > Signed-off-by: Lukas Sismis <sis...@cesnet.cz> > ---
Drivers should reflect hardware capabilities; it's not up to the driver to impose artificial limits on applications. Thank you for fixing this, Lukas. Acked-by: Morten Brørup <m...@smartsharesystems.com>
