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SubjectRe: [Q]: Linux and real device drivers
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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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