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From: Adrian Bunk <bunk@fs.tum.de>
To: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>, jgarzik@pobox.com
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-net@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [patch] 2.6.7-mm1: R8169_NAPI help text
Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 03:43:51 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20040621014350.GI27822@fs.tum.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20040620174632.74e08e09.akpm@osdl.org>

The patch below adds the missing help text for R8169_NAPI.

Please apply
Adrian

--- linux-2.6.7-rc2-mm2-full/drivers/net/Kconfig.old	2004-06-04 17:10:43.000000000 +0200
+++ linux-2.6.7-rc2-mm2-full/drivers/net/Kconfig	2004-06-04 17:18:14.000000000 +0200
@@ -1983,8 +2027,20 @@
 
 config R8169_NAPI
 	bool "Use Rx and Tx Polling (NAPI) (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on R8169 && EXPERIMENTAL 
+	depends on R8169 && EXPERIMENTAL
+	help
+	  NAPI is a new driver API designed to reduce CPU and interrupt load
+	  when the driver is receiving lots of packets from the card. It is
+	  still somewhat experimental and thus not yet enabled by default.
 
+	  If your estimated Rx load is 10kpps or more, or if the card will be
+	  deployed on potentially unfriendly networks (e.g. in a firewall),
+	  then say Y here.
+
+	  See <file:Documentation/networking/NAPI_HOWTO.txt> for more
+	  information.
+
+	  If in doubt, say N.
 
 config SK98LIN
 	tristate "Marvell Yukon Chipset / SysKonnect SK-98xx Support"

  parent reply	other threads:[~2004-06-21  1:44 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 23+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2004-06-21  0:46 2.6.7-mm1 Andrew Morton
2004-06-21  1:40 ` 2.6.7-mm1: empty help text for FB_RIVA_I2C Adrian Bunk
2004-06-21  7:38   ` Antonino A. Daplas
2004-06-21  1:43 ` Adrian Bunk [this message]
2004-06-21  1:55 ` [patch] 2.6.7-mm1: drivers/scsi/hosts.h -> scsi/scsi_host.h Adrian Bunk
2004-06-22  3:48   ` Jeff Garzik
2004-06-21  2:04 ` 2.6.7-mm1 Adrian Bunk
2004-06-22  5:33   ` 2.6.7-mm1 Sam Ravnborg
2004-07-17 20:46     ` [2.6 patch] move STANDALONE to drivers/base/Kconfig Adrian Bunk
2004-06-21  2:06 ` 2.6.7-mm1 linker trouble with CONFIG_FB_RIVA_I2C=y and modular I2C Matthias Andree
2004-06-21 15:29   ` [patch] " Adrian Bunk
2004-06-22 15:11     ` Matthias Andree
2004-06-21 10:48 ` 2.6.7-mm1 Dominik Karall
2004-06-21 11:00   ` 2.6.7-mm1 Andrew Morton
2004-06-21 11:43     ` 2.6.7-mm1 Dominik Karall
2004-06-23  7:28       ` 2.6.7-mm1 Daniele Venzano
2004-06-21 11:48 ` 2.6.7-mm1 Eric BEGOT
2004-06-21 14:25   ` 2.6.7-mm1 James Morris
2004-06-21 14:38     ` 2.6.7-mm1 Eric BEGOT
2004-06-22  0:15       ` 2.6.7-mm1 Adrian Bunk
2004-06-21 14:32 ` 2.6.7-mm1 (compile stats) John Cherry
2004-06-21 23:05 ` 2.6.7-mm1 I/O regression ? FabF
2004-06-21 23:18   ` FabF

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