Re: 82559 polling mode

Jason Lunz <[email protected]> Wed, 18 Dec 2002 17:30:14 +0000 (UTC)
Newsgroups gmane.linux.drivers.eepro100.devel
Organization PBR Streetgang
Message-ID <[email protected]>
[email protected] said:
> I'm implementing a linux firewall with three 82559 cards. But under
> heavy load, interrupt entering and leaving code consume too much cpu
> time. So I want to implement a polling mode.

You should have a look using the patches at 
ftp://robur.slu.se:/pub/Linux/net-development/NAPI/eepro100

with a linux kernel 2.4.20 kernel. They may at least serve as a good
starting point.  2.4.20 implemented polling in a generic way for any net
device that chooses to support it.

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Jason Lunz			Reflex Security
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