From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sat, 11 May 2002 20:54:01 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sat, 11 May 2002 20:54:00 -0400 Received: from johnsl.lnk.telstra.net ([139.130.12.152]:28428 "HELO ns.higherplane.net") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Sat, 11 May 2002 20:53:59 -0400 Date: Sun, 12 May 2002 10:55:37 +1000 From: john slee To: Nicholas Harring Cc: Jeff Garzik , "Pedro M. Rodrigues" , chen_xiangping@emc.com, "David S. Miller" , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Tcp/ip offload card driver Message-ID: <20020512005537.GG3855@higherplane.net> In-Reply-To: <3CDBFF5B.32550.1364FB2@localhost> <3CDBE7EB.9060605@mandrakesoft.com> <3CDBEC6A.9020600@hostway.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.25i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Fri, May 10, 2002 at 10:51:06AM -0500, Nicholas Harring wrote: > And how about when an SMP system isn't enough? Should I have to > re-engineer my network storage architecture when hardware exists that'll > increase throughput if a simple device driver gets written? Don't forget > that with 64 bit PCI that the limit of the bus has been raised, and with jeff merkey has already demonstrated 300MiB/sec and higher speeds on x86 linux, with 3ware raid and dolphin sci cards. how much faster do you need to go? j. -- R N G G "Well, there it goes again... And we just sit I G G G here without opposable thumbs." -- gary larson