Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 00:34:09 +0200
From: Adrian Bunk <bunk@fs.tum.de>
To: cramerj@intel.com, john.ronciak@intel.com, Ganesh.Venkatesan@intel.com,
       Marcelo Tosatti <marcelo.tosatti@cyclades.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, jgarzik@pobox.com, linux-net@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [2.4 patch] add missing E1000_NAPI Configure.help text
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The patch below adds the missing Configure.help text for 
CONFIG_E1000_NAPI.

The text is the same Jeff accepted for 2.6.

Please apply
Adrian

--- linux-2.4.27-rc1-full/Documentation/Configure.help.old	2004-06-21 00:01:56.000000000 +0200
+++ linux-2.4.27-rc1-full/Documentation/Configure.help	2004-06-21 00:29:17.000000000 +0200
@@ -12164,6 +12164,20 @@
   module, say M here and read <file:Documentation/modules.txt> as well
   as <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>.
 
+CONFIG_E1000_NAPI
+  NAPI is a new driver API designed to reduce CPU and interrupt load
+  when the driver is receiving lots of packets from the card. It is
+  still somewhat experimental and thus not yet enabled by default.
+
+  If your estimated Rx load is 10kpps or more, or if the card will be
+  deployed on potentially unfriendly networks (e.g. in a firewall),
+  then say Y here.
+
+  See <file:Documentation/networking/NAPI_HOWTO.txt> for more
+  information.
+
+  If in doubt, say N.
+
 AMD LANCE and PCnet (AT1500 and NE2100) support
 CONFIG_LANCE
   If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
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