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From: Laurent Deniel <deniel@worldnet.fr>
To: Mark Hahn <hahn@physics.mcmaster.ca>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Ethernet NIC dual homing
Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2001 23:23:33 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <3BDC8565.ADCD6FD0@worldnet.fr> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.10.10110281248320.5138-100000@coffee.psychology.mcmaster.ca>

Mark Hahn wrote:
> 
> > the kernel switches to the second NIC. Such a similar feature exists in
> 
> why not user-space?

Good question. The switch could be initiated by a user-space daemon but 
the switch itself should be implemented at kernel level for performance 
and atomicity reasons (to avoid too many loss of packets) ?

       reply	other threads:[~2001-10-28 22:23 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 21+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
     [not found] <Pine.LNX.4.10.10110281248320.5138-100000@coffee.psychology.mcmaster.ca>
2001-10-28 22:23 ` Laurent Deniel [this message]
2001-10-30 11:14 Ethernet NIC dual homing Chemolli Francesco (USI)
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2001-10-30 11:05 Chemolli Francesco (USI)
2001-10-30 11:33 ` Alan Cox
2001-10-29 13:39 willy tarreau
2001-10-29 19:59 ` Laurent Deniel
2001-10-29 22:17   ` Laurent Deniel
2001-10-29 22:32     ` willy tarreau
2001-10-29 22:26   ` willy tarreau
2001-10-29 22:59     ` Christopher Friesen
2001-10-29 23:07       ` willy tarreau
2001-10-30  2:33       ` Dan Hollis
2001-10-30  2:55         ` Jonathan Lundell
2001-10-30  3:15           ` H. Peter Anvin
2001-10-30  3:30             ` Jonathan Lundell
2001-10-30  4:57               ` Dan Hollis
2001-10-30 15:33               ` Christopher Friesen
2001-10-30  4:55           ` Dan Hollis
     [not found] <Pine.LNX.4.10.10110281727070.5138-100000@coffee.psychology.mcmaster.ca>
2001-10-28 22:42 ` Laurent Deniel
2001-10-28 17:23 Laurent Deniel
2001-10-29 13:24 ` Martin Eriksson

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