struct nvme_tcp_queue;
 
+/* Define the socket priority to use for connections were it is desirable
+ * that the NIC consider performing optimized packet processing or filtering.
+ * A non-zero value being sufficient to indicate general consideration of any
+ * possible optimization.  Making it a module param allows for alternative
+ * values that may be unique for some NIC implementations.
+ */
+static int so_priority;
+module_param(so_priority, int, 0644);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(so_priority, "nvme tcp socket optimize priority");
+
 enum nvme_tcp_send_state {
        NVME_TCP_SEND_CMD_PDU = 0,
        NVME_TCP_SEND_H2C_PDU,
                goto err_sock;
        }
 
+       if (so_priority > 0) {
+               ret = kernel_setsockopt(queue->sock, SOL_SOCKET, SO_PRIORITY,
+                               (char *)&so_priority, sizeof(so_priority));
+               if (ret) {
+                       dev_err(ctrl->ctrl.device,
+                               "failed to set SO_PRIORITY sock opt, ret %d\n",
+                               ret);
+                       goto err_sock;
+               }
+       }
+
        /* Set socket type of service */
        if (nctrl->opts->tos >= 0) {
                opt = nctrl->opts->tos;