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SubjectRe: [patch] drivers/net/plip.c
> I meant what I meant was that nothing should stop us from added a
> different protocol. The name could even be changed if that's an issue.
> A DMA capable, 8 bit PLIP-like would be much nicer, but the lack of a
> standard cable might be a show stopper.

Not in this apartment. I suggested this, but.. I would liek to see it
happen, and would offer any assitance to see it does.

> Interrupt for each byte? ~50 kHz interrupts would require a pretty
> low latency, or am I missing your point?

sync-on-intr in respect to teh fact that when the sender wants to send a
packet he would send a line inter. If you're about to send and you get an
inter it will have to be requeued.

Or maybe I'm missing a point :) ?



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