netdev - Re: NAPI and TX

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Date:	Fri, 08 May 2009 14:44:12 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	khc@...waw.pl
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: NAPI and TX

From: Krzysztof Halasa <khc@...waw.pl>
Date: Fri, 08 May 2009 14:32:25 +0200

> Could NAPI or something similar be used for TX in addition to RX?
> Perhaps some driver already does that?

Many multiqueue drivers do exactly this.  NIU is but one example.

Every discrete event from the chip which can generate discrete
interrupts, uses a unique NAPI context.

If a single interrupt is used to indicate RX and TX, using seperate
NAPI contexts is not advisable.  It's just going to add overhead.
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