Re: V2.4 policy router operates faster/better than V2.6

[Robert Olsson <Robert.Olsson@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jeremy M. Guthrie writes:
 > 
 > IN:Hits are cache hits yes?  Tot, are the total number of flows created 
 > since 
 > we last looked at the total flow count, correct?  

 Thats correct.

 > What would cause a packet to drop in the network stack and thus showup in 
 > /proc/net/softnet_stat?
 
 Only netif_rx (non-NAPI) driver drops in the backlog. NAPI drivers drops early 
 in device.

 > Performance has picked up.  I am not dropping packets anymore except during 
 > GC.  I upped my interval from 600 seconds to 1800 seconds.   

 Yes and as far as I see you have CPU left the as RX interrupts on eth3 
indicates
 (if the patch is applied) but also the low numbers of time squeeze in 
sofnet_stat

                                                   --ro