[PATCH] lpfc 8.1.3: Fix performance when using multiple SLI rings
Fix performance when using multiple SLI rings
Currently the driver allocates all of its SLI command and response ring
entries to one primary ring. Other rings get little, or no, resources.
Allow more resources to be given to ring 1
Signed-off-by: Jamie Wellnitz <Jamie.Wellnitz@emulex.com>
Signed-off-by: James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@SteelEye.com>
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_attr.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_attr.c
index ab49379..2558156 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_attr.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_attr.c
@@ -671,6 +671,14 @@
"interrupt response is generated");
/*
+# lpfc_multi_ring_support: Determines how many rings to spread available
+# cmd/rsp IOCB entries across.
+# Value range is [1,2]. Default value is 1.
+*/
+LPFC_ATTR_R(multi_ring_support, 1, 1, 2, "Determines number of primary "
+ "SLI rings to spread IOCB entries across");
+
+/*
# lpfc_fdmi_on: controls FDMI support.
# 0 = no FDMI support
# 1 = support FDMI without attribute of hostname
@@ -726,6 +734,7 @@
&class_device_attr_lpfc_link_speed,
&class_device_attr_lpfc_cr_delay,
&class_device_attr_lpfc_cr_count,
+ &class_device_attr_lpfc_multi_ring_support,
&class_device_attr_lpfc_fdmi_on,
&class_device_attr_lpfc_max_luns,
&class_device_attr_nport_evt_cnt,
@@ -1440,6 +1449,7 @@
lpfc_log_verbose_init(phba, lpfc_log_verbose);
lpfc_cr_delay_init(phba, lpfc_cr_delay);
lpfc_cr_count_init(phba, lpfc_cr_count);
+ lpfc_multi_ring_support_init(phba, lpfc_multi_ring_support);
lpfc_lun_queue_depth_init(phba, lpfc_lun_queue_depth);
lpfc_fcp_class_init(phba, lpfc_fcp_class);
lpfc_use_adisc_init(phba, lpfc_use_adisc);