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diff --git a/Documentation/sysctl/net.txt b/Documentation/sysctl/net.txt index f0480f7ea740..b80fbd4e5575 100644 --- a/Documentation/sysctl/net.txt +++ b/Documentation/sysctl/net.txt @@ -61,6 +61,27 @@ The maximum number of packets that kernel can handle on a NAPI interrupt, it's a Per-CPU variable. Default: 64 +dev_weight_rx_bias +-------------- + +RPS (e.g. RFS, aRFS) processing is competing with the registered NAPI poll function +of the driver for the per softirq cycle netdev_budget. This parameter influences +the proportion of the configured netdev_budget that is spent on RPS based packet +processing during RX softirq cycles. It is further meant for making current +dev_weight adaptable for asymmetric CPU needs on RX/TX side of the network stack. +(see dev_weight_tx_bias) It is effective on a per CPU basis. Determination is based +on dev_weight and is calculated multiplicative (dev_weight * dev_weight_rx_bias). +Default: 1 + +dev_weight_tx_bias +-------------- + +Scales the maximum number of packets that can be processed during a TX softirq cycle. +Effective on a per CPU basis. Allows scaling of current dev_weight for asymmetric +net stack processing needs. Be careful to avoid making TX softirq processing a CPU hog. +Calculation is based on dev_weight (dev_weight * dev_weight_tx_bias). +Default: 1 + default_qdisc -------------- |