module_param(msix_disable, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(msix_disable, " disable msix routed interrupts (default=0)");
 
+static int max_msix_vectors = -1;
+module_param(max_msix_vectors, int, 0);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(max_msix_vectors, " max msix vectors ");
+
 static int mpt2sas_fwfault_debug;
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(mpt2sas_fwfault_debug, " enable detection of firmware fault "
        "and halt firmware - (default=0)");
        ioc->reply_queue_count = min_t(int, ioc->cpu_count,
            ioc->msix_vector_count);
 
+       if (max_msix_vectors > 0) {
+               ioc->reply_queue_count = min_t(int, max_msix_vectors,
+                   ioc->reply_queue_count);
+               ioc->msix_vector_count = ioc->reply_queue_count;
+       }
+
+       printk(MPT2SAS_INFO_FMT
+       "MSI-X vectors supported: %d, no of cores: %d, max_msix_vectors: %d\n",
+        ioc->name, ioc->msix_vector_count, ioc->cpu_count, max_msix_vectors);
+
        entries = kcalloc(ioc->reply_queue_count, sizeof(struct msix_entry),
            GFP_KERNEL);
        if (!entries) {