netdev - Re: [patch next 4/4] netxen: disable rss for GbE ports

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Message-Id: <20090506.174009.151445285.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Wed, 06 May 2009 17:40:09 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	dhananjay@...xen.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch next 4/4] netxen: disable rss for GbE ports

From: Dhananjay Phadke <dhananjay@...xen.com>
Date: Wed, 6 May 2009 17:31:57 -0700

> David Miller wrote:
>>> I do see a reason for conserving msix vectors, unless
>>> they are bringing performance gain.
>> 
>> Then scale the number of RX queues in use by port speed.
> 
> Yes, I was proposing one rx queue per port, which is implied
> by disabling rss. May be two ...

I personally think 4 would be more appropriate.

That's what I end up using in 4-port 1G NIU configurations.
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