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@@ -861,6 +861,7 @@ Kernel response contents:
``ETHTOOL_A_RINGS_TX`` u32 size of TX ring
``ETHTOOL_A_RINGS_RX_BUF_LEN`` u32 size of buffers on the ring
``ETHTOOL_A_RINGS_TCP_DATA_SPLIT`` u8 TCP header / data split
+ ``ETHTOOL_A_RINGS_CQE_SIZE`` u32 Size of TX/RX CQE
==================================== ====== ===========================
``ETHTOOL_A_RINGS_TCP_DATA_SPLIT`` indicates whether the device is usable with
@@ -885,6 +886,7 @@ Request contents:
``ETHTOOL_A_RINGS_RX_JUMBO`` u32 size of RX jumbo ring
``ETHTOOL_A_RINGS_TX`` u32 size of TX ring
``ETHTOOL_A_RINGS_RX_BUF_LEN`` u32 size of buffers on the ring
+ ``ETHTOOL_A_RINGS_CQE_SIZE`` u32 Size of TX/RX CQE
==================================== ====== ===========================
Kernel checks that requested ring sizes do not exceed limits reported by
@@ -892,6 +894,15 @@ driver. Driver may impose additional constraints and may not suspport all
attributes.
+``ETHTOOL_A_RINGS_CQE_SIZE`` specifies the completion queue event size.
+Completion queue events(CQE) are the events posted by NIC to indicate the
+completion status of a packet when the packet is sent(like send success or
+error) or received(like pointers to packet fragments). The CQE size parameter
+enables to modify the CQE size other than default size if NIC supports it.
+A bigger CQE can have more receive buffer pointers inturn NIC can transfer
+a bigger frame from wire. Based on the NIC hardware, the overall completion
+queue size can be adjusted in the driver if CQE size is modified.
+
CHANNELS_GET
============