From 059193f0d70f343a03a0d1090228e5cd14a1043e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Konrad Bucheli Date: Fri, 5 Apr 2024 13:51:22 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] how to set the Ethernet ring buffer size --- admin-guide/configuration/networking.md | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) diff --git a/admin-guide/configuration/networking.md b/admin-guide/configuration/networking.md index d067420e..46acf256 100644 --- a/admin-guide/configuration/networking.md +++ b/admin-guide/configuration/networking.md @@ -89,6 +89,17 @@ We did not look into IPv6 configuration yet and usualy it is best to switch it o To keep an interface down the setting `state` can be set to `down` (default is `up`). +You may also add additional configuration like size of the ring buffer: +``` +networking::connection::psi_network: + ... + additional_config: + ethtool: + ring-rx: 8192 + ring-tx: 8192 +``` +The first key level is the section in the NetworkManager configuration file (on the command line usually the first part before the dot), the second key level is the name of the value to be set. + ### Infiniband Connection Definition For infiniband connections the configuration is similar to ethernet. Additionally there is there is the `type: 'infiniband` setting accompanied by an `additional_config` key holding an `infiniband` key with the infinibad specific optioins, as you see in below example: