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Re: How to optimize routing performance

To: riel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Rik van Riel)
Subject: Re: How to optimize routing performance
From: kuznet@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 21:33:48 +0300 (MSK)
Cc: netdev@xxxxxxxxxxx
In-reply-to: <Pine.LNX.4.33.0103152231210.1320-100000@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> from "Rik van Riel" at Mar 15, 1 10:37:16 pm
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Hello!

> So basically Linux is still easily DoSable ?

Like any OS attached to fast link with dumb logic.
This problem is older than linux is. Any irq driven
system is easily DoSable. In fact, giving intruder access to 100Mbit
link you give him easy ability to flood you with irq each 7 usecs. 8)8)


> fix during the 2.4 series, at least for the more often used
> drivers ...

This could be fixed in 2.1.

Alexey

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