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Subject: Re: [net-next-2.6 PATCH 2/2] e1000/e1000e: implement a simple
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Date: Thu, 06 May 2010 00:25:47 -0700 (PDT)
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From: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com>
Date: Wed, 05 May 2010 01:26:03 -0700

> From: Jesse Brandeburg <jesse.brandeburg@intel.com>
> 
> Back before e1000-7.3.20, the e1000 driver had a simple algorithm that
> managed interrupt moderation.  The driver was updated in 7.3.20 to
> have the new "adaptive" interrupt moderation but we have customer
> requests to redeploy the old way as an option.  This patch adds the
> old functionality back.  The new functionality can be enabled via
> module parameter or at runtime via ethtool.
> Module parameter: (InterruptThrottleRate=4) to use this new
> moderation method.
> Ethtool method: ethtool -C ethX rx-usecs 4
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jesse Brandeburg <jesse.brandeburg@intel.com>
> Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com>

Applied.