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From: kasp <waters@inbox.lv>
Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2006 10:45:54 +0200

> So, are there any feature like that in linux kernel supported?

Yes, it's called NAPI and it's on by default in many drivers.

But this is ancient history and a better scheme for dealing these
issues is coming soon, in the form of Van Jacobson's net channels.