Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: stmmac ethernet in kernel 4.4: coalescing related pauses? | From | Lino Sanfilippo <> | Date | Mon, 28 Nov 2016 18:01:10 +0100 |
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On 28.11.2016 17:30, David Miller wrote: > From: Lino Sanfilippo <lsanfil@marvell.com> > Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2016 16:57:35 +0100 > >> I wonder if the best fix would be indeed to deactivate irq coalescing >> completely. >> Does it make any sense at all to use it if a driver uses NAPI already? > > It absolutely does make sense, when it is implemented and functions > properly. >
Interesting. I always thought both (NAPI and irq coalescing) are essentially doing the same thing only one time in software and one time with hw support. Did I misunderstand NAPI?
Regards, Lino
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