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@@ -68,6 +68,18 @@ To disable SR-IOV capability:
echo 0 > \
/sys/bus/pci/devices/<DOMAIN:BUS:DEVICE.FUNCTION>/sriov_numvfs
+To enable auto probing VFs by a compatible driver on the host, run
+command below before enabling SR-IOV capabilities. This is the
+default behavior.
+ echo 1 > \
+ /sys/bus/pci/devices/<DOMAIN:BUS:DEVICE.FUNCTION>/sriov_drivers_autoprobe
+
+To disable auto probing VFs by a compatible driver on the host, run
+command below before enabling SR-IOV capabilities. Updating this
+entry will not affect VFs which are already probed.
+ echo 0 > \
+ /sys/bus/pci/devices/<DOMAIN:BUS:DEVICE.FUNCTION>/sriov_drivers_autoprobe
+
3.2 Usage example
Following piece of code illustrates the usage of the SR-IOV API.