Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: Linux and system area networks | Date | Tue, 26 Jun 2001 01:08:47 +0100 (BST) | From | Alan Cox <> |
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> a properly written host based stack works much better in > the face of a changing environment: Faster CPUs, new CPUs > (IA-64), new network protocols (ECN). Besides, it is easy > to "accelerate" a bad network stack, but try to outdo a > well done stack.
Putting the stack partly in user spacd can sometimes be a benefit. Linux 8086 does this to cut down kernel size for example ;) - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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