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On 4/14/21 1:26 PM, Andi Kleen wrote:
>> The CNA code, if enabled, will be in vmlinux, not in a kernel module. As a
>> result, I think a module parameter will be no different from a kernel
>> command line parameter in this regard.
> You can still change it in /sys at runtime, even if it's in the vmlinux.

I see, thank for the clarification.

Cheers,
Longman