From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Kok, Auke" Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] e1000e: Use deferrable timer for watchdog Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2007 13:27:34 -0800 Message-ID: <476ADE46.5020907@intel.com> References: <20071220185125.21903.44752.stgit@localhost.localdomain> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org, parag.warudkar@gmail.com To: jeff@garzik.org Return-path: Received: from mga01.intel.com ([192.55.52.88]:39227 "EHLO mga01.intel.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754130AbXLTVc6 (ORCPT ); Thu, 20 Dec 2007 16:32:58 -0500 In-Reply-To: <20071220185125.21903.44752.stgit@localhost.localdomain> Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Auke Kok wrote: > From: Parag Warudkar > > Reduce wakeups from idle per second. > > Signed-off-by: Parag Warudkar > Signed-off-by: Auke Kok > --- Jeff, given the discussion with Stephen I'd like to skip merging this patch and the e1000 one for now. The unforeseen implications of this are just not controlled enough and we need to guarantee some limit of deferral first. Auke