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SubjectRe: Stop using tasklets for bottom halves
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On Tue, 2009-09-08 at 09:11 -0700, Stephen Hemminger wrote:

> > > Process context is too slow.
> >
> > Well, I'm hoping to prove the opposite. I'm working on some stuff that I
> > plan to present at Linux Plumbers. I've been too distracted by other
> > things, but hopefully I'll have some good numbers to present by then.
> >
>
>
> That's great, does it keep the good properties of NAPI (irq disabling
> and throttling?)

Not exactly sure what you mean by throttling, but I'm assuming it will.

As for irqs disabling, I'm trying to avoid doing that. Note, the device
will have its interrupts disabled, but not all other devices will.

-- Steve




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