Interrupts - Interrupts - UG1586

Onload User Guide (UG1586)

Document_ID
UG1586
Release_Date
2026-06-08
Revision
1.5 English

When Onload is being used in an interrupt-driven mode (see Interrupt Handling - Using Onload) interrupts should affinitized to the same NUMA node running the Onload application, but not on the same CPU core as the application.

When Onload is spinning (busy-wait) there will be few (if any) interrupts, so it is not a real concern where these are handled.

If you are using a SHRUB controller in interrupt-driven mode, this raises interrupts at a rate of about one interrupt per 512 packets received on the Express datapath. This rate is again low enough that it is typically not a real concern where these are handled.