Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Thu, 4 Oct 2001 04:25:17 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Thu, 4 Oct 2001 04:25:07 -0400 Received: from freerunner-o.cendio.se ([193.180.23.130]:20987 "EHLO mail.cendio.se") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Thu, 4 Oct 2001 04:24:54 -0400 Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2001 10:25:27 +0200 Message-Id: <200110040825.KAA12270@reaktor.lkpg.cendio.se> From: Magnus Redin To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [announce] [patch] limiting IRQ load, irq-rewrite-2.4.11-B5 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Linus writes: > Note that the big question here is WHO CARES? Everybody building firewalls, routers, high performance web servers and broadband content servers with a Linux kernel. Everyody having a 100 Mbit/s external connection. 100 Mbit/s access is not uncommon for broadband access, at least in Sweden. There are right now a few hundred thousand twisted pair Cat 5 and 5E installations into peoples homes with 100 Mbit/s equipment. Most of them are right now throttled to 10 Mbit/s to save upstream bandwidth but that will change as soon as we get more TV channels on the broadband nets. Cat 5E cabling is specified to be able to get gigabit into the homes to minimise the risk of the cabling becoming worthless in 10 or 20 years. A 100 Mbit/s untrusted connection is a reality for quite some people and its not unreasonable for linux users when it cost $20-$30 per month. The peering connection will probably be too weak with that price but you still get thousandss of untrusted neighbours with a full 100 Mbit/s to your computer. Btw, I work with production and customer support at a company building linux based firewalls. I am unfortunately not a developer but it is great fun to read the kernel mailinglist and watch misfeatures and bugs being discovered, discussed and eradicated. Who need to watch football when there is Linux VM battle of wits and engineering? Best regards, --- Magnus Redin Ingate - Firewall with SIP & NAT Ingate System AB +46 13 214600 http://www.ingate.com/ - 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/