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Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2007 15:35:53 -0700
From: "Waskiewicz Jr, Peter P" <peter.p.waskiewicz.jr@...el.com>
To: "David Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>, <hadi@...erus.ca>
Cc: <jeff@...zik.org>, <krkumar2@...ibm.com>, <johnpol@....mipt.ru>,
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Subject: RE: parallel networking
> Multiply whatever effect you think you might be able to
> measure due to that on your 2 or 4 way system, and multiple
> it up to 64 cpus or so for machines I am using. This is
> where machines are going, and is going to become the norm.
That along with speeds going to 10 GbE with multiple Tx/Rx queues (with
40 and 100 GbE under discussion now), where multiple CPU's hitting the
driver are needed to push line rate without cratering the entire
machine.
-PJ Waskiewicz
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