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At 06:25 PM 10/31/2007, Jack Vogel wrote:
> > >
> > >What if you use MSI?
> >
> > How do I enable that ?
>
>sysctl hw.pci.enable_msi=1
>
>and
>
>sysctl hw.pci.enable_msix=1
>
>For those that don't know, MSI/X is there in STABLE but off by default.

Thanks,
         Do I need to do this in /boot/loader.conf or can I set it at 
any time?  Are there any performance hits / boosts to use this method 
instead of the default ?

         ---Mike


>Jack