Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 3 Oct 2001 21:30:14 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 3 Oct 2001 21:29:54 -0400 Received: from host154.207-175-42.redhat.com ([207.175.42.154]:1457 "EHLO lacrosse.corp.redhat.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Wed, 3 Oct 2001 21:29:52 -0400 Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2001 21:30:11 -0400 From: Benjamin LaHaise To: jamal Cc: kuznet@ms2.inr.ac.ru, mingo@elte.hu, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Robert.Olsson@data.slu.se, netdev@oss.sgi.com, torvalds@transmeta.com, alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk Subject: Re: [announce] [patch] limiting IRQ load, irq-rewrite-2.4.11-B5 Message-ID: <20011003213010.F3780@redhat.com> In-Reply-To: <20011003150355.A3780@redhat.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: ; from hadi@cyberus.ca on Wed, Oct 03, 2001 at 09:10:10PM -0400 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Wed, Oct 03, 2001 at 09:10:10PM -0400, jamal wrote: > > Well, this sounds like a 2.5 patch. When do we get to merge it? > > > It is backward compatible to 2.4 netif_rx() which means it can go in now. > The problem is netdrivers that want to use the interface have to be > morphed. I'm alluding to the fact that we need a place to put in-development patches. > As a general disclaimer, i really dont mean to put down Ingo's efforts i > just think the irq mitigation idea as is now is wrong for both 2.4 and 2.5 What is your solution to the problem? Leaving it up to the driver authors doesn't work as they're not perfect. Yes, drivers should attempt to do a good job at irq mitigation, but sometimes a safety net is needed. -ben - 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/