linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] virtio_net: free transmit skbs in a timer

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Date:	Sun, 18 May 2008 09:40:05 +0300
From:	Avi Kivity <avi@...ranet.com>
To:	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>
CC:	Mark McLoughlin <markmc@...hat.com>,
	Anthony Liguori <aliguori@...ibm.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] virtio_net: free transmit skbs in a timer

Rusty Russell wrote:
> On Friday 16 May 2008 01:32:47 Avi Kivity wrote:
>   
>> Mark McLoughlin wrote:
>>     
>>> I think Rusty is speaking from the POV of the guest driver - i.e. that
>>> virtio_net should never disable notifications on the xmit queue using
>>> disable_cb()?
>>>
>>> Sounds like you think agree, but that the host side should throttle the
>>> rate of xmit notifications?
>>>       
>> Yes.
>>     
>
> But performance is going to suck in the meantime, as currently our host 
> doesn't do this.
>   

That's what the feature bits are for.

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