RE: [PATCH net-next 03/13] devlink: Support add and delete devlink port

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> From: David Ahern <dsahern@xxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2020 11:33 PM
> 
> 
> With Connectx-4 Lx for example the netdev can have at most 63 queues
> leaving 96 cpu servers a bit short - as an example of the limited number of
> queues that a nic can handle (or currently exposes to the OS not sure which).
> If I create a subfunction for ethernet traffic, how many queues are allocated
> to it by default, is it managed via ethtool like the pf and is there an impact to
> the resources used by / available to the primary device?

Jason already answered it with details.
Thanks a lot Jason.

Short answer to ethtool question, yes, ethtool can change num queues for subfunction like PF.
Default is same number of queues for subfunction as that of PF in this patchset.




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