linux-kernel - [PATCH 4.1 097/127] xen-netback: respect user provided max

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Date:	Wed, 27 Jan 2016 10:14:21 -0800
From:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	stable@...r.kernel.org,
	Johnny Strom <johnny.strom@...uxsolutions.fi>,
	Wei Liu <wei.liu2@...rix.com>,
	David Vrabel <david.vrabel@...rix.com>,
	Ian Campbell <ian.campbell@...rix.com>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: [PATCH 4.1 097/127] xen-netback: respect user provided max_queues

4.1-stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let me know.

------------------

From: Wei Liu <wei.liu2@...rix.com>

[ Upstream commit 4c82ac3c37363e8c4ded6a5fe1ec5fa756b34df3 ]

Originally that parameter was always reset to num_online_cpus during
module initialisation, which renders it useless.

The fix is to only set max_queues to num_online_cpus when user has not
provided a value.

Reported-by: Johnny Strom <johnny.strom@...uxsolutions.fi>
Signed-off-by: Wei Liu <wei.liu2@...rix.com>
Reviewed-by: David Vrabel <david.vrabel@...rix.com>
Acked-by: Ian Campbell <ian.campbell@...rix.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
---
 drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c |    7 +++++--
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

--- a/drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c
+++ b/drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c
@@ -2007,8 +2007,11 @@ static int __init netback_init(void)
 	if (!xen_domain())
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	/* Allow as many queues as there are CPUs, by default */
-	xenvif_max_queues = num_online_cpus();
+	/* Allow as many queues as there are CPUs if user has not
+	 * specified a value.
+	 */
+	if (xenvif_max_queues == 0)
+		xenvif_max_queues = num_online_cpus();
 
 	if (fatal_skb_slots < XEN_NETBK_LEGACY_SLOTS_MAX) {
 		pr_info("fatal_skb_slots too small (%d), bump it to XEN_NETBK_LEGACY_SLOTS_MAX (%d)\n",