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5.3.4. Set HFI1 Parameters

The following table describes the SR-IOV parameters that can be used.

Table 15. HFI1 Module Parameters for SR-IOV

Parameter

Default

Description

Required?

max_num_vfs

0

Enable SR-IOV and specify the maximum number of VFs.

0: Disables SR-IOV

1-7: Enables SR-IOV resource partitioning on the SuperNIC

Required

ctxt_per_vf

0 (auto)

Send/receive contexts per VF.

0: Auto-calculated even split across all VFs

Optional

sdma_per_vf

0 (auto)

SDMA engines per VF.

0: Auto-calculated

Optional

rcv_per_vf

0 (auto)

RcvArray blocks per VF.

0: Auto-calculated

Optional

pio_per_vf

0 (auto)

PIO credit blocks per VF.

0: Auto-calculated

Optional

sriov_auto

off

Auto-create VFs at PF driver load, skipping the manual sriov_numvfs echo.

Optional