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From: Andi Kleen <ak@muc.de>
Subject: Re: NAPI, e100, and system performance problem
Date: 22 Apr 2005 19:22:10 +0200
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> Note, this would entirely solve what Andi and the SGI people are talking
> about.

Perhaps, but Linux has to perform well on old hardware too.
New silicon is not a solution.

-Andi