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.
next prev parent 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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