netdev - Re: [PATCH 0/9 Rev3] Implement batching skb API and support in IPoIB

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Message-Id: <20070821.115143.23013721.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Tue, 21 Aug 2007 11:51:43 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/9 Rev3] Implement batching skb API and support in
 IPoIB

From: jamal <hadi@...erus.ca>
Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2007 08:30:22 -0400

> On Tue, 2007-21-08 at 00:18 -0700, David Miller wrote:
> 
> > Using 16K buffer size really isn't going to keep the pipe full enough
> > for TSO. 
> 
> Why the comparison with TSO (or GSO for that matter)?

Because TSO does batching already, so it's a very good
"tit for tat" comparison of the new batching scheme
vs. an existing one.
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