Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Thu, 21 Nov 2002 12:21:41 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Thu, 21 Nov 2002 12:21:41 -0500 Received: from vger.timpanogas.org ([216.250.140.154]:40661 "EHLO vger.timpanogas.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Thu, 21 Nov 2002 12:21:40 -0500 Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2002 11:30:42 -0700 From: "Jeff V. Merkey" To: Jeff Garzik Cc: Robert Olsson , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: e1000 fixes (NAPI) Message-ID: <20021121113042.A31516@vger.timpanogas.org> References: <15835.56316.564937.169193@robur.slu.se> <20021120164319.A26918@vger.timpanogas.org> <15836.47295.808423.41648@robur.slu.se> <20021121111010.A31363@vger.timpanogas.org> <15835.56316.564937.169193@robur.slu.se> <3DDD141F.4010402@pobox.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <3DDD141F.4010402@pobox.com>; from jgarzik@pobox.com on Thu, Nov 21, 2002 at 12:13:03PM -0500 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 775 Lines: 27 On Thu, Nov 21, 2002 at 12:13:03PM -0500, Jeff Garzik wrote: > Jeff V. Merkey wrote: > > > > > One other comment. Does NAPI handle the issue of refilling the RX ring > > from interrupt? This is the source of the problem, not packet > > delvery, which > > is handled from a softirq handler. > > > > NAPI poll does not happen in an interrupt. Doing things in interrupts > is the source of problems that NAPI is trying to solve. > > Other than that, please read the code and NAPI paper... :) Where can I find it? Jeff - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/