From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S266206AbUGAVam (ORCPT ); Thu, 1 Jul 2004 17:30:42 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S266290AbUGAVam (ORCPT ); Thu, 1 Jul 2004 17:30:42 -0400 Received: from hermes.fachschaften.tu-muenchen.de ([129.187.202.12]:21482 "HELO hermes.fachschaften.tu-muenchen.de") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S266206AbUGAVaj (ORCPT ); Thu, 1 Jul 2004 17:30:39 -0400 Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2004 23:30:29 +0200 From: Adrian Bunk To: Andrew Morton , jgarzik@pobox.com Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-net@vger.kernel.org Subject: [patch] 2.6.7-mm5: R8169_NAPI help text Message-ID: <20040701213029.GV24147@fs.tum.de> References: <20040630172656.6949ec60.akpm@osdl.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20040630172656.6949ec60.akpm@osdl.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Wed, Jun 30, 2004 at 05:26:56PM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote: >... > -r8169_napi-help-text.patch > > This broke >... Below is a patch against -mm5. Please apply Adrian Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk --- linux-2.6.7-mm5-full/drivers/net/Kconfig.old 2004-07-01 23:24:49.000000000 +0200 +++ linux-2.6.7-mm5-full/drivers/net/Kconfig 2004-07-01 23:25:38.000000000 +0200 @@ -2009,7 +2009,18 @@ config R8169_NAPI bool "Use Rx and Tx Polling (NAPI) (EXPERIMENTAL)" depends on R8169 && EXPERIMENTAL + 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 for more + information. + + If in doubt, say N. config SK98LIN tristate "Marvell Yukon Chipset / SysKonnect SK-98xx Support"