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From: jamal <hadi@cyberus.ca>
To: James Chapman <jchapman@katalix.com>
Cc: Mandeep Singh Baines <mandeep.baines@gmail.com>,
	Daniele Venzano <venza@brownhat.org>,
	davem@davemloft.net, rick.jones2@hp.com, msb@google.com,
	netdev@vger.kernel.org, grundler@google.com,
	robert.olsson@its.uu.se, jeff@garzik.org, nhorman@tuxdriver.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] [sis900] convert to NAPI, WAS Re: pktgen terminating condition
Date: Wed, 05 Sep 2007 08:33:39 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <1188995619.4238.5.camel@localhost> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <46DE9B09.7060603@katalix.com>

On Wed, 2007-05-09 at 13:03 +0100, James Chapman wrote:

> I have a patch that solves the high interrupt rate problem by keeping 
> the driver in polled mode longer. It's written for the latest NAPI 
> version that DaveM posted recently. I'll try to get some time to write 
> it up and post it for comment.

Theres interesting challenges to be tackled with resolving that. 
Just so you dont reinvent the wheel or to help invent a better one;
please read:
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/hadi/docs/UKUUG2005.pdf

if you have, what are the differences in your approach - and when
do you find it useful?

cheers,
jamal

PS:- Mandeep, i was going to suggest thresholds but you beat me to it
with your latest patch.


  reply	other threads:[~2007-09-05 12:33 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2007-09-01 10:47 pktgen terminating condition Daniele Venzano
2007-09-04  3:20 ` [PATCH] [sis900] convert to NAPI, WAS " Mandeep Singh Baines
2007-09-04 13:03   ` jamal
2007-09-04 17:21     ` Mandeep Baines
2007-09-04 16:56   ` Daniele Venzano
2007-09-04 17:24     ` Mandeep Baines
2007-09-05  7:44     ` Mandeep Singh Baines
2007-09-05 12:03       ` James Chapman
2007-09-05 12:33         ` jamal [this message]
2007-09-05 13:55           ` James Chapman
2007-09-05 14:21             ` jamal
2007-09-06  5:06               ` Mandeep Singh Baines
2007-09-06 13:22                 ` jamal

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