Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 03:43:51 +0200
From: Adrian Bunk <bunk@fs.tum.de>
To: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>, jgarzik@pobox.com
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-net@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [patch] 2.6.7-mm1: R8169_NAPI help text
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The patch below adds the missing help text for R8169_NAPI.

Please apply
Adrian

--- linux-2.6.7-rc2-mm2-full/drivers/net/Kconfig.old	2004-06-04 17:10:43.000000000 +0200
+++ linux-2.6.7-rc2-mm2-full/drivers/net/Kconfig	2004-06-04 17:18:14.000000000 +0200
@@ -1983,8 +2027,20 @@
 
 config R8169_NAPI
 	bool "Use Rx and Tx Polling (NAPI) (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on R8169 && EXPERIMENTAL 
+	depends on R8169 && EXPERIMENTAL
+	help
+	  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.
 
 config SK98LIN
 	tristate "Marvell Yukon Chipset / SysKonnect SK-98xx Support"
-
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