Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Mon, 11 Mar 2002 14:49:38 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Mon, 11 Mar 2002 14:49:30 -0500 Received: from vindaloo.ras.ucalgary.ca ([136.159.55.21]:29875 "EHLO vindaloo.ras.ucalgary.ca") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Mon, 11 Mar 2002 14:48:54 -0500 Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2002 12:48:43 -0700 Message-Id: <200203111948.g2BJmhs13326@vindaloo.ras.ucalgary.ca> From: Richard Gooch To: "David S. Miller" Cc: bcrl@redhat.com, whitney@math.berkeley.edu, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Broadcom 5700/5701 Gigabit Ethernet Adapters In-Reply-To: <20020310.183033.67792009.davem@redhat.com> In-Reply-To: <200203110205.g2B25Ar05044@adsl-209-76-109-63.dsl.snfc21.pacbell.net> <20020310.180456.91344522.davem@redhat.com> <20020310212210.A27870@redhat.com> <20020310.183033.67792009.davem@redhat.com> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org David S. Miller writes: > From: Benjamin LaHaise > Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2002 21:22:10 -0500 > > That's my fault. The version of the driver in the kernel atm sucks in > performance; I'll try to spend the day needed on the driver this week > and it should get up to ~800mbit from the current mess. Getting NAPI > in the kernel would help... ;-) > > Syskonnect sk98 with jumbo frames gets ~107MB/sec TCP bandwidth > without NAPI, there is no reason other cards cannot go full speed as > well. > > NAPI is really only going to help with high packet rates not with > thinks like raw bandwidth tests. You're saying that people should just go and use jumbo frames? Isn't that a problem for mixed 10/100/1000 LANs? Regards, Richard.... Permanent: rgooch@atnf.csiro.au Current: rgooch@ras.ucalgary.ca - 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/