Cisco eNIC driver shipped with SLES11 SP1 does not support Multiple Receiving Queues

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Environment

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Service Pack 1

Situation

To check the number of Receiving Queues(rx), do the following:
 

cat  /proc/interrupts

 

         CPU0       CPU1       CPU2       CPU3

65:      20041      0          0          0      IR-PCI-MSI-edge  eth0-tx-0

69:      21036      0          0          0      IR-PCI-MSI-edge  eth0-rx-0

The enic driver, supported by Cisco Systems, Inc. only supports Multiple Receive Queues in version 2.0.3.X and above. SLES11 SP1 comes with versions below 1.4.1.2-1.

Resolution

Contact Cisco Systems, Inc. to get the appropriate driver version for SLES11 SP1.

SLES11 SP2 comes with an enic driver version that supports Multiple Receiving Queues.

Cause

The driver version shipped with SLES11 SP1 does not support Multiple Receive Queues.

Disclaimer

This Support Knowledgebase provides a valuable tool for SUSE customers and parties interested in our products and solutions to acquire information, ideas and learn from one another. Materials are provided for informational, personal or non-commercial use within your organization and are presented "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND.

  • Document ID:7011414
  • Creation Date: 21-Nov-2012
  • Modified Date:04-Oct-2022
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

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