+#define RTE_LIBRTE_I40E_QUEUE_NUM_PER_VF 4
+#define QUEUE_NUM_PER_VF_ARG "queue-num-per-vf"
+RTE_PMD_REGISTER_PARAM_STRING(net_i40e, QUEUE_NUM_PER_VF_ARG "=1|2|4|8|16");
+
+static int i40e_pf_parse_vf_queue_number_handler(const char *key,
+ const char *value,
+ void *opaque)
+{
+ struct i40e_pf *pf;
+ unsigned long num;
+ char *end;
+
+ pf = (struct i40e_pf *)opaque;
+ RTE_SET_USED(key);
+
+ errno = 0;
+ num = strtoul(value, &end, 0);
+ if (errno != 0 || end == value || *end != 0) {
+ PMD_DRV_LOG(WARNING, "Wrong VF queue number = %s, Now it is "
+ "kept the value = %hu", value, pf->vf_nb_qp_max);
+ return -(EINVAL);
+ }
+
+ if (num <= I40E_MAX_QP_NUM_PER_VF && rte_is_power_of_2(num))
+ pf->vf_nb_qp_max = (uint16_t)num;
+ else
+ /* here return 0 to make next valid same argument work */
+ PMD_DRV_LOG(WARNING, "Wrong VF queue number = %lu, it must be "
+ "power of 2 and equal or less than 16 !, Now it is "
+ "kept the value = %hu", num, pf->vf_nb_qp_max);
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static int i40e_pf_config_vf_rxq_number(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
+{
+ static const char * const valid_keys[] = {QUEUE_NUM_PER_VF_ARG, NULL};
+ struct i40e_pf *pf = I40E_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_PF(dev->data->dev_private);
+ struct rte_kvargs *kvlist;
+
+ /* set default queue number per VF as 4 */
+ pf->vf_nb_qp_max = RTE_LIBRTE_I40E_QUEUE_NUM_PER_VF;
+
+ if (dev->device->devargs == NULL)
+ return 0;
+
+ kvlist = rte_kvargs_parse(dev->device->devargs->args, valid_keys);
+ if (kvlist == NULL)
+ return -(EINVAL);
+
+ if (rte_kvargs_count(kvlist, QUEUE_NUM_PER_VF_ARG) > 1)
+ PMD_DRV_LOG(WARNING, "More than one argument \"%s\" and only "
+ "the first invalid or last valid one is used !",
+ QUEUE_NUM_PER_VF_ARG);
+
+ rte_kvargs_process(kvlist, QUEUE_NUM_PER_VF_ARG,
+ i40e_pf_parse_vf_queue_number_handler, pf);
+
+ rte_kvargs_free(kvlist);
+
+ return 0;
+}
+