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-mm5: R8169_NAPI help text
Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2004 23:30:29 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20040701213029.GV24147@fs.tum.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20040630172656.6949ec60.akpm@osdl.org>
On Wed, Jun 30, 2004 at 05:26:56PM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote:
>...
> -r8169_napi-help-text.patch
>
> This broke
>...
Below is a patch against -mm5.
Please apply
Adrian
Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@fs.tum.de>
--- linux-2.6.7-mm5-full/drivers/net/Kconfig.old 2004-07-01 23:24:49.000000000 +0200
+++ linux-2.6.7-mm5-full/drivers/net/Kconfig 2004-07-01 23:25:38.000000000 +0200
@@ -2009,7 +2009,18 @@
config R8169_NAPI
bool "Use Rx and Tx Polling (NAPI) (EXPERIMENTAL)"
depends on R8169 && EXPERIMENTAL
+ 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"
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2004-07-01 21:30 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-07-01 0:26 2.6.7-mm5 Andrew Morton
2004-07-01 4:02 ` 2.6.7-mm5 Norberto Bensa
2004-07-01 4:05 ` 2.6.7-mm5 Norberto Bensa
2004-07-01 7:15 ` 2.6.7-mm5 Stefano Rivoir
2004-07-01 7:27 ` 2.6.7-mm5 Andrew Morton
2004-07-01 7:46 ` 2.6.7-mm5 Stefano Rivoir
2004-07-01 16:52 ` 2.6.7-mm5 (compile stats) John Cherry
2004-07-01 18:31 ` 2.6.7-mm5 Jurgen Kramer
2004-07-01 18:55 ` 2.6.7-mm5 Redeeman
2004-07-01 21:30 ` Adrian Bunk [this message]
2004-07-01 21:35 ` [patch] 2.6.7-mm5: R8169_NAPI help text Adrian Bunk
2004-07-02 18:12 ` 2.6.7-mm5 Dax Kelson
2004-07-02 18:20 ` 2.6.7-mm5 - more ACPI/IRQ badness? Jurgen Kramer
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