From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@mandrakesoft.com>
Subject: Re: Info: NAPI performance at "low" loads
Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 17:54:42 -0400
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David S. Miller wrote:
> Any driver should be able to get the NAPI overhead to max out at
> 2 PIOs per packet.


Just to pick nits... my example went from 2 or 3 IOs [depending on the 
presence/absence of a work loop] to 6 IOs.

Feel free to re-read my message and point out where an IO can be 
eliminated...

	Jeff