> The eHCA driver can now handle multiple event queues (read: interrupt
> sources) instead of one. The number of available EQs is selected via the
> nr_eqs module parameter.
> CQs are either assigned to the EQs based on the comp_vector index or, if the
> dist_eqs module parameter is supplied, using a round-robin scheme.
Do you have any data on how well this round-robin assignment works?
It seems not quite right to me for the driver to advertise nr_eqs
completion vectors, but then if round-robin is turned on to ignore the
consumer's decision about which vector to use.
Maybe if round-robin is turned on you should report 0 as the number of
completion vectors? Or maybe we should allow well-known values for
the completion vector passed to ib_create_cq to allow consumers to
specify a policy (like round robin) instead of a particular vector?
Maybe the whole interface is broken and we should only be exposing
policies to consumers instead of the specific vector?
I think I would rather hold off on multiple EQs for this merge window
and plan on having something really solid and thought-out for 2.6.24.
- R.
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