Messages in this thread |  | | | From | "David S. Miller" <> | | Date | Mon, 26 Feb 2001 16:05:22 -0800 (PST) | | Subject | Re: [UPDATE] zerocopy.. While working on ip.h stuff |
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Benjamin C.R. LaHaise writes: > Since the ip header fits in the cache of some CPUs (like the P4), > this becoming a cheaper operation than ever before.
At gigapacket rates, it becomes an issue. This guy is talking about tinkering with new IP _options_, not just the header. So even if the IP header itself fits totally in a cache line, the options afterwardsd likely will not and thus require another cache miss.
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