netdev - Re: [PATCH] r8169: Add support for interrupt coalesce tuning (ethtool -C)

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Date:   Fri, 27 Oct 2017 14:43:02 +0200
From:   Holger Hoffstätte <holger@...lied-asynchrony.com>
To:     Kirill Smelkov <kirr@...edi.com>,
        David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, Francois Romieu <romieu@...zoreil.com>,
        Hayes Wang <hayeswang@...ltek.com>,
        Realtek linux nic maintainers <nic_swsd@...ltek.com>,
        David Laight <David.Laight@...LAB.COM>,
        Stéphane ANCELOT <sancelot@...e.fr>,
        Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] r8169: Add support for interrupt coalesce tuning (ethtool
 -C)

On 10/27/17 12:24, Kirill Smelkov wrote:
> 
> Kirr: In particular with
> 
> 	ethtool -C <ifname> rx-usecs 0 rx-frames 0
> 
> now it is possible to disable RX delays when NIC usage requires low-latency.
> 
> See this thread for context:
> 
> 	https://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg217665.html

(snip)

> We have this patch running in our testing setup for 1 months already
> without any issues observed.

Same here, running on NFS/mail/web server & development workstation without
issues. I was really dismayed to see the IMHO unreasonably high coalescing
defaults.

> I've got no feedback at all to my original posting of this patch and questions
> 
> 	https://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg457173.html
> 
> neither from Francois, nor from any people from Realtek during one month.

I thought I had already replied to your previous mail, but apparently had
not..sorry. :/

Tested-by: Holger Hoffstätte <holger@...lied-asynchrony.com>

> So I suggest we simply apply it to net-next.git now.

cheers!

Holger