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From: Rick Jones <rick.jones2@hp.com>
Subject: [ofa-general] Re: [PATCH 0/9 Rev3] Implement batching skb API and
	support in IPoIB
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2007 10:09:37 -0700
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David Miller wrote:
> I think the jury is still out, but seeing TSO perform even slightly
> worse with the batching changes in place would be very worrysome.
> This applies to both throughput and cpu utilization.

Should it be any more or less worrysome than small packet performance (eg the 
TCP_RR stuff I posted recently) being rather worse with TSO enabled than with it 
disabled?

rick jones