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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 net] r8169: fix NAPI handling under high load
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Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com> :
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> One has to wonder why rtl8169_poll(), which might be called in a loop under DOS,
> has to call rtl_ack_events() ?

So as to cover a wider temporal range before any event can trigger an
extra irq. I was more worried about irq cost than about IO cost (and
I still am).

-- 
Ueimor