linux-kernel - Re: [RFCv2 00/12] Introduce host-side virtio queue and CAIF Virtio.

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Date:	Thu, 10 Jan 2013 13:11:17 +0200
From:	"Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>
To:	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>
Cc:	Sjur Brændeland <sjurbren@...il.com>,
	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
	virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [RFCv2 00/12] Introduce host-side virtio queue and CAIF Virtio.

On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 09:00:55PM +1030, Rusty Russell wrote:
> Not sure why vring/net doesn't built a packet and feed it in
> netif_rx_ni().  This is what tun seems to do, and with this code it
> should be fairly optimal.

Because we want to use NAPI.

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