linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Intel IXP4xx network drivers v.2

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Message-ID: <m31whr5hlq.fsf@maximus.localdomain>
Date:	Tue, 08 May 2007 19:51:29 +0200
From:	Krzysztof Halasa <khc@...waw.pl>
To:	Tomasz Chmielewski <mangoo@...g.org>
Cc:	Lennert Buytenhek <buytenh@...tstofly.org>,
	Alexey Zaytsev <alexey.zaytsev@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	Michael Jones <mlj28@....ac.uk>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Intel IXP4xx network drivers v.2 - Ethernet and HSS

Tomasz Chmielewski <mangoo@...g.org> writes:

> Does using ixp4xx on LE have any other drawbacks than inferior network
> performance?

More memory is needed, something like max 600 KB for 2 Ethernet ports.

> And talking about network performance, what numbers are we talking
> about (LE vs BE; 30% performance hit on LE, more, or less)?

Haven't checked yet but I'd expect something like that.
-- 
Krzysztof Halasa
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