netdev - Re: Bad tg3 performance on S10 netbook

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Message-ID: <496E7E5E.8010708@candelatech.com>
Date:	Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:07:58 -0800
From:	Ben Greear <greearb@...delatech.com>
To:	Matt Carlson <mcarlson@...adcom.com>
CC:	NetDev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Bad tg3 performance on S10 netbook

Matt Carlson wrote:

>> Thanks,
>> Ben
> 
> Does the following patch fix the problem?

It does seem to fix the rx-miss.  Our application still runs
sub-optimal until we do something that uses lots of CPU, but
at least the NIC doesn't appear to be dropping packets now.

I tested this patch on the standard tg3 in the 2.6.25.20 kernel,
btw.

Thanks,
Ben

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

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