From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Ben Greear Subject: Re: NAPI 8139too.c for 2.4.23 Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2003 15:39:12 -0800 Sender: netdev-bounce@oss.sgi.com Message-ID: <3FCBD120.7070207@candelatech.com> References: <20031201205038.GK10711@ovh.net> <20031201205533.GA15846@gtf.org> <20031201230013.GM4313@ovh.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: netdev@oss.sgi.com Return-path: To: Octave In-Reply-To: <20031201230013.GM4313@ovh.net> Errors-to: netdev-bounce@oss.sgi.com List-Id: netdev.vger.kernel.org Octave wrote: >>Is there any chance you could do some benchmark runs with ttcp or >>somesuch? > > > I tested on 6-7 servers running with > eepro eth0: Intel Corp. 82557/8/9 [Ethernet Pro 100], 00:E0:18:01:78:6C, IRQ 10. > realtek 8139too with NAPI 8139too Fast Ethernet driver 0.9.27 > realtek 8139too with no NAPI (standard driver with soft polling) > > If this quick test is correct, realtek 8139too's driver works as good as > eepro's driver. > > Octave Those are some nice numbers! I may have to bring some of my $5 realteks out of retirement! Anyone make a 4-port NIC with realteks on it? Ben -- Ben Greear Candela Technologies Inc http://www.candelatech.com