Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [Q]: Linux and real device drivers | From | Jes Sorensen <> | Date | 22 Sep 1999 16:14:06 +0200 |
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>>>>> "Jamie" == Jamie Lokier <lkd@tantalophile.demon.co.uk> writes:
Jamie> For high-speed packet networking, under heavy load, it's Jamie> possible that timer-scheduled polling gives less overhead than Jamie> packet driven interrupts.
Jamie> A card that can be told "don't interrupt me for N us after Jamie> receiving the next packet, unless you hit the high water mark" Jamie> would be even better.
Thats exactly what some Gigabit Ethernet cards do.
Jes
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