Posting dmesg recieved from OP privately in reply
For what it is worth different virtual machine versions in vmware
have different capabilities...
older versions of vmare virtual machines supported only 4 cards if If
I recall correctly
newer ones 10 and that may have increased again but I have not been an
active user of vmware hypervisors for the past 4 years so newer
versions may offer more..
below is a dmesg from the OP who replied privately to my request for dmesg
I can see that there are some "msixfailed to allocate interrupt slot
for PIC msix pin -2145648639
: unable to establish interrupt 1" in dmesg:
dmesg
OpenBSD 7.2 (GENERIC.MP) #758: Tue Sep 27 11:57:54 MDT 2022
dera...@amd64.openbsd.org:/usr/src/sys/arch/amd64/compile/GENERIC.MP
real mem = 4277010432 (4078MB)
avail mem = 4129992704 (3938MB)
random: good seed from bootblocks
mpath0 at root
scsibus0 at mpath0: 256 targets
mainbus0 at root
bios0 at mainbus0: SMBIOS rev. 2.7 @ 0xe0010 (248 entries)
bios0: vendor Phoenix Technologies LTD version "6.00" date 11/12/2020
bios0: VMware, Inc. VMware Virtual Platform
acpi0 at bios0: ACPI 4.0
acpi0: sleep states S0 S1 S4 S5
acpi0: tables DSDT FACP BOOT APIC MCFG SRAT HPET WAET
acpi0: wakeup devices PCI0(S3) USB_(S1) P2P0(S3) S1F0(S3) S2F0(S3)
S8F0(S3) S16F (S3) S17F(S3)
S18F(S3) S22F(S3) S23F(S3) S24F(S3) S25F(S3) PE40(S3) S1F0(S3) PE5
0(S3) [...]
acpitimer0 at acpi0: 3579545 Hz, 24 bits
acpimadt0 at acpi0 addr 0xfee00000: PC-AT compat
cpu0 at mainbus0: apid 0 (boot processor)
cpu0: AMD EPYC 75F3 32-Core Processor, 2944.61 MHz, 19-01-01
cpu0: FPU,VME,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,PAE,MCE,CX8,APIC,SEP,MTRR,PGE,MCA,CMOV,PAT,PSE36,CF
LUSH,MMX,FXSR,SSE,SSE2,SSE3,PCLMUL,SSSE3,FMA3,CX16,PCID,SSE4.1,SSE4.2,x2APIC,MOV
BE,POPCNT,AES,XSAVE,AVX,F16C,RDRAND,HV,NXE,MMXX,FFXSR,PAGE1GB,RDTSCP,LONG,LAHF,E
APICSP,AMCR8,ABM,SSE4A,MASSE,3DNOWP,OSVW,TOPEXT,ITSC,FSGSBASE,BMI1,AVX2,SMEP,BMI
2,INVPCID,RDSEED,ADX,SMAP,CLFLUSHOPT,CLWB,SHA,UMIP,PKU,IBPB,XSAVEOPT,XSAVEC,XGET
BV1,XSAVES
cpu0: 32KB 64b/line 8-way D-cache, 32KB 64b/line 8-way I-cache, 512KB
64b/line 8 -way L2 cache, 32MB
64b/line 16-way L3 cache
cpu0: smt 0, core 0, package 0
mtrr: Pentium Pro MTRR support, 8 var ranges, 88 fixed ranges
cpu0: apic clock running at 66MHz
cpu1 at mainbus0: apid 2 (application processor)
cpu1: AMD EPYC 75F3 32-Core Processor, 2944.66 MHz, 19-01-01
cpu1: FPU,VME,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,PAE,MCE,CX8,APIC,SEP,MTRR,PGE,MCA,CMOV,PAT,PSE36,CF
LUSH,MMX,FXSR,SSE,SSE2,SSE3,PCLMUL,SSSE3,FMA3,CX16,PCID,SSE4.1,SSE4.2,x2APIC,MOV
BE,POPCNT,AES,XSAVE,AVX,F16C,RDRAND,HV,NXE,MMXX,FFXSR,PAGE1GB,RDTSCP,LONG,LAHF,E
APICSP,AMCR8,ABM,SSE4A,MASSE,3DNOWP,OSVW,TOPEXT,ITSC,FSGSBASE,BMI1,AVX2,SMEP,BMI
2,INVPCID,RDSEED,ADX,SMAP,CLFLUSHOPT,CLWB,SHA,UMIP,PKU,IBPB,XSAVEOPT,XSAVEC,XGET
BV1,XSAVES
cpu1: 32KB 64b/line 8-way D-cache, 32KB 64b/line 8-way I-cache, 512KB
64b/line 8 -way L2 cache, 32MB
64b/line 16-way L3 cache
cpu1: smt 0, core 0, package 2
cpu2 at mainbus0: apid 4 (application processor)
cpu2: AMD EPYC 75F3 32-Core Processor, 2944.62 MHz, 19-01-01
cpu2: FPU,VME,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,PAE,MCE,CX8,APIC,SEP,MTRR,PGE,MCA,CMOV,PAT,PSE36,CF
LUSH,MMX,FXSR,SSE,SSE2,SSE3,PCLMUL,SSSE3,FMA3,CX16,PCID,SSE4.1,SSE4.2,x2APIC,MOV
BE,POPCNT,AES,XSAVE,AVX,F16C,RDRAND,HV,NXE,MMXX,FFXSR,PAGE1GB,RDTSCP,LONG,LAHF,E
APICSP,AMCR8,ABM,SSE4A,MASSE,3DNOWP,OSVW,TOPEXT,ITSC,FSGSBASE,BMI1,AVX2,SMEP,BMI
2,INVPCID,RDSEED,ADX,SMAP,CLFLUSHOPT,CLWB,SHA,UMIP,PKU,IBPB,XSAVEOPT,XSAVEC,XGET
BV1,XSAVES
cpu2: 32KB 64b/line 8-way D-cache, 32KB 64b/line 8-way I-cache, 512KB
64b/line 8 -way L2 cache, 32MB
64b/line 16-way L3 cache
cpu2: smt 0, core 0, package 4
cpu3 at mainbus0: apid 6 (application processor)
cpu3: AMD EPYC 75F3 32-Core Processor, 2944.63 MHz, 19-01-01
cpu3: FPU,VME,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,PAE,MCE,CX8,APIC,SEP,MTRR,PGE,MCA,CMOV,PAT,PSE36,CF
LUSH,MMX,FXSR,SSE,SSE2,SSE3,PCLMUL,SSSE3,FMA3,CX16,PCID,SSE4.1,SSE4.2,x2APIC,MOV
BE,POPCNT,AES,XSAVE,AVX,F16C,RDRAND,HV,NXE,MMXX,FFXSR,PAGE1GB,RDTSCP,LONG,LAHF,E
APICSP,AMCR8,ABM,SSE4A,MASSE,3DNOWP,OSVW,TOPEXT,ITSC,FSGSBASE,BMI1,AVX2,SMEP,BMI
2,INVPCID,RDSEED,ADX,SMAP,CLFLUSHOPT,CLWB,SHA,UMIP,PKU,IBPB,XSAVEOPT,XSAVEC,XGET
BV1,XSAVES
cpu3: 32KB 64b/line 8-way D-cache, 32KB 64b/line 8-way I-cache, 512KB
64b/line 8 -way L2 cache, 32MB
64b/line 16-way L3 cache
cpu3: smt 0, core 0, package 6
ioapic0 at mainbus0: apid 1 pa 0xfec00000, version 20, 24 pins
acpimcfg0 at acpi0
acpimcfg0: addr 0xf0000000, bus 0-127
acpihpet0 at acpi0: 14318179 Hz
acpiprt0 at acpi0: bus 0 (PCI0)
acpipci0 at acpi0 PCI0: 0x00000000 0x00000011 0x00000001
acpicmos0 at acpi0
"PNP0A05" at acpi0 not configured
acpiac0 at acpi0: AC unit online
acpicpu0 at acpi0: C1(@1 halt!)
acpicpu1 at acpi0: C1(@1 halt!)
acpicpu2 at acpi0: C1(@1 halt!)
acpicpu3 at acpi0: C1(@1 halt!)
pvbus0 at mainbus0: VMware
vmt0 at pvbus0
pci0 at mainbus0 bus 0
pchb0 at pci0 dev 0 function 0 "Intel 82443BX AGP" rev 0x01
ppb0 at pci0 dev 1 function 0 "Intel 82443BX AGP" rev 0x01
pci1 at ppb0 bus 1
pcib0 at pci0 dev 7 function 0 "Intel 82371AB PIIX4 ISA" rev 0x08
pciide0 at pci0 dev 7 function 1 "Intel 82371AB IDE" rev 0x01: DMA,
channel 0 co nfigured to
compatibility, channel 1 configured to compatibility
atapiscsi0 at pciide0 channel 0 drive 0
scsibus1 at atapiscsi0: 2 targets
cd0 at scsibus1 targ 0 lun 0: <NECVMWar, VMware IDE CDR00, 1.00> removable
cd0(pciide0:0:0): using PIO mode 4, Ultra-DMA mode 2
pciide0: channel 1 disabled (no drives)
piixpm0 at pci0 dev 7 function 3 "Intel 82371AB Power" rev 0x08: SMBus disabled
"VMware VMCI" rev 0x10 at pci0 dev 7 function 7 not configured
vga1 at pci0 dev 15 function 0 "VMware SVGA II" rev 0x00
wsdisplay0 at vga1 mux 1: console (80x25, vt100 emulation)
wsdisplay0: screen 1-5 added (80x25, vt100 emulation)
mpi0 at pci0 dev 16 function 0 "Symbios Logic 53c1030" rev 0x01: apic 1 int 17
mpi0: 0, firmware 1.3.41.32
scsibus2 at mpi0: 16 targets, initiator 7
sd0 at scsibus2 targ 0 lun 0: <VMware, Virtual disk, 2.0>
sd0: 12288MB, 512 bytes/sector, 25165824 sectors
mpi0: target 0 Sync at 160MHz width 16bit offset 127 QAS 1 DT 1 IU 1
ppb1 at pci0 dev 17 function 0 "VMware PCI" rev 0x02
pci2 at ppb1 bus 2
ppb2 at pci0 dev 21 function 0 "VMware PCIE" rev 0x01: msi
pci3 at ppb2 bus 3
vmx0 at pci3 dev 0 function 0 "VMware VMXNET3" rev 0x01: msix, 4
queues, address
00:50:56:b4:a5:ab
ppb3 at pci0 dev 21 function 1 "VMware PCIE" rev 0x01: msi
pci4 at ppb3 bus 4
vmx1 at pci4 dev 0 function 0 "VMware VMXNET3" rev 0x01: msix, 4
queues, address
00:50:56:b4:69:3d
ppb4 at pci0 dev 21 function 2 "VMware PCIE" rev 0x01: msi
pci5 at ppb4 bus 5
vmx2 at pci5 dev 0 function 0 "VMware VMXNET3" rev 0x01: msix, 4
queues, address
00:50:56:b4:da:3f
ppb5 at pci0 dev 21 function 3 "VMware PCIE" rev 0x01: msi
pci6 at ppb5 bus 6
ppb6 at pci0 dev 21 function 4 "VMware PCIE" rev 0x01: msi
pci7 at ppb6 bus 7
ppb7 at pci0 dev 21 function 5 "VMware PCIE" rev 0x01: msi
pci8 at ppb7 bus 8
ppb8 at pci0 dev 21 function 6 "VMware PCIE" rev 0x01: msi
pci9 at ppb8 bus 9
ppb9 at pci0 dev 21 function 7 "VMware PCIE" rev 0x01: msi
pci10 at ppb9 bus 10
ppb10 at pci0 dev 22 function 0 "VMware PCIE" rev 0x01: msi
pci11 at ppb10 bus 11
vmx3 at pci11 dev 0 function 0 "VMware VMXNET3" rev 0x01: msix, 4
queues, addres s
00:50:56:b4:0d:26
ppb11 at pci0 dev 22 function 1 "VMware PCIE" rev 0x01: msi
pci12 at ppb11 bus 12
vmx4 at pci12 dev 0 function 0 "VMware VMXNET3" rev 0x01: msix, 4
queues, addres s
00:50:56:b4:da:db
ppb12 at pci0 dev 22 function 2 "VMware PCIE" rev 0x01: msi
pci13 at ppb12 bus 13
vmx5 at pci13 dev 0 function 0 "VMware VMXNET3" rev 0x01: msix, 4
queues, addres s
00:50:56:b4:78:69
ppb13 at pci0 dev 22 function 3 "VMware PCIE" rev 0x01: msi
pci14 at ppb13 bus 14
ppb14 at pci0 dev 22 function 4 "VMware PCIE" rev 0x01: msi
pci15 at ppb14 bus 15
ppb15 at pci0 dev 22 function 5 "VMware PCIE" rev 0x01: msi
pci16 at ppb15 bus 16
ppb16 at pci0 dev 22 function 6 "VMware PCIE" rev 0x01: msi
pci17 at ppb16 bus 17
ppb17 at pci0 dev 22 function 7 "VMware PCIE" rev 0x01: msi
pci18 at ppb17 bus 18
ppb18 at pci0 dev 23 function 0 "VMware PCIE" rev 0x01: msi
pci19 at ppb18 bus 19
vmx6 at pci19 dev 0 function 0 "VMware VMXNET3" rev 0x01: msix, 4
queues, addres s
00:50:56:b4:ef:b4
ppb19 at pci0 dev 23 function 1 "VMware PCIE" rev 0x01: msi
pci20 at ppb19 bus 20
vmx7 at pci20 dev 0 function 0 "VMware VMXNET3" rev 0x01: msix, 4
queues, addres s
00:50:56:b4:d3:1c
ppb20 at pci0 dev 23 function 2 "VMware PCIE" rev 0x01: msi
pci21 at ppb20 bus 21
ppb21 at pci0 dev 23 function 3 "VMware PCIE" rev 0x01: msi
pci22 at ppb21 bus 22
ppb22 at pci0 dev 23 function 4 "VMware PCIE" rev 0x01: msi
pci23 at ppb22 bus 23
ppb23 at pci0 dev 23 function 5 "VMware PCIE" rev 0x01: msi
pci24 at ppb23 bus 24
ppb24 at pci0 dev 23 function 6 "VMware PCIE" rev 0x01: msi
pci25 at ppb24 bus 25
ppb25 at pci0 dev 23 function 7 "VMware PCIE" rev 0x01: msi
pci26 at ppb25 bus 26
ppb26 at pci0 dev 24 function 0 "VMware PCIE" rev 0x01: msi
pci27 at ppb26 bus 27
vmx8 at pci27 dev 0 function 0 "VMware VMXNET3" rev 0x01: msixfailed
to allocate interrupt slot for
PIC msix pin -2145714175
: unable to establish interrupt 1
ppb27 at pci0 dev 24 function 1 "VMware PCIE" rev 0x01: msi
pci28 at ppb27 bus 28
vmx9 at pci28 dev 0 function 0 "VMware VMXNET3" rev 0x01:
ppb28 at pci0 dev 24 function 2 "VMware PCIE" rev 0x01: msi
pci29 at ppb28 bus 29
ppb29 at pci0 dev 24 function 3 "VMware PCIE" rev 0x01: msi
pci30 at ppb29 bus 30
ppb30 at pci0 dev 24 function 4 "VMware PCIE" rev 0x01: msi
pci31 at ppb30 bus 31
ppb31 at pci0 dev 24 function 5 "VMware PCIE" rev 0x01: msi
pci32 at ppb31 bus 32
ppb32 at pci0 dev 24 function 6 "VMware PCIE" rev 0x01: msi
pci33 at ppb32 bus 33
ppb33 at pci0 dev 24 function 7 "VMware PCIE" rev 0x01: msi
pci34 at ppb33 bus 34
isa0 at pcib0
isadma0 at isa0
pckbc0 at isa0 port 0x60/5 irq 1 irq 12
pckbd0 at pckbc0 (kbd slot)
wskbd0 at pckbd0: console keyboard, using wsdisplay0
pms0 at pckbc0 (aux slot)
wsmouse0 at pms0 mux 0
pcppi0 at isa0 port 0x61
spkr0 at pcppi0
vscsi0 at root
scsibus3 at vscsi0: 256 targets
softraid0 at root
scsibus4 at softraid0: 256 targets
root on sd0a (d48ff886556ca841.a) swap on sd0b dump on sd0b
On Tue, 24 Jan 2023 at 04:33, Nick Holland <n...@holland-consulting.net> wrote:
>
> On 1/23/23 17:54, Lars Bonnesen wrote:
> > How many physical NICs can you add to an OpenBSD host (vmx)
> >
> > I am asking because I am running an OpenBSD on a VMware host but apparently
> > OpenBSD can only see 8 of them.
> >
> > Can I raise the limit somehow?
> >
> > Regards, Lars.
>
> may years ago (back in the 3.x days, iirc), someone asked me to jam
> a machine full of NICs and see what happened.
>
> Four 4-port dc(4) NICs (16 ports) plus one 3com 3c905 on the main
> board later, I saw no issues, but then I lacked any use for a 17 port
> machine. If I recall properly, the person who asked me to do it was
> expecting some kind of issue, but when I told him they were dc(4)s,
> he was disappointed and said, "Well, of course those will work".
>
> I had a machine for a while with something like ten or
> eleven em(4)s in it, I had fired it up, don't recall seeing any
> problems with it identifying all the ports (in fact, iirc, it found
> a port on the MoBo that was not extended to the outside). Again,
> no issue, but after staring at the power hungry box for many years
> and never doing anything with it, it finally got recycled. Again,
> that was many releases ago...so not sure how it applies today.
>
> Current FW box is a old citrix appliance with a six port NIC and two
> onboard ports, for eight em(4)s.
>
> Nick.
>
--
Kindest regards,
Tom Smyth.
