netdev - Re: questions on NAPI processing latency and dropped network packets

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Message-ID: <47950A71.5010304@candelatech.com>
Date:	Mon, 21 Jan 2008 13:11:13 -0800
From:	Ben Greear <greearb@...delatech.com>
To:	Chris Friesen <cfriesen@...tel.com>
CC:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: questions on NAPI processing latency and dropped network packets

Chris Friesen wrote:

> Is there anything else we can do to minimize the latency of network 
> packet processing and avoid having to crank the rx ring size up so high?

Why is it such a big deal to crank up the rx queue length?  Seems like
a perfectly normal way to handle bursts like this...

Thanks,
Ben


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Ben Greear <greearb@...delatech.com>
Candela Technologies Inc  http://www.candelatech.com

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