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Re: Queue and SMP locking discussion (was Re: 3c59x.c)

To: Robert Olsson <Robert.Olsson@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Queue and SMP locking discussion (was Re: 3c59x.c)
From: jamal <hadi@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2000 07:12:31 -0400 (EDT)
Cc: Michael Richardson <mcr@xxxxxxxxxxx>, netdev@xxxxxxxxxxx
In-reply-to: <14567.3208.945950.713466@robur.slu.se>
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On Sun, 2 Apr 2000, Robert Olsson wrote:

>  If you have a flexible packet generator and are testing the routing path
>  you can mark the packets when sending it - And just count the marked packets
>  in the receiver end. And instead of passing them to netif_rx() just view
>  them in the /proc. This has the advantage that the receiver behaves 
>  "normal" for arps and other protocols stuff it just eats/counts/views
>  your marked packets. As you already seen the genune tulip chips can
>  receive 148 kpps and you got a cheap sink device.
> 

Sorry it was 148 kpps and not 150Kpps (which is beyond the 100Mbps spec).
I have a 21143 -- is that what you mean by Genuine?

>  We used this when we experimented with "fast switching" path. I have a patch
>  somewhere for the driver we use if you are interested.
> 

Thanks.
Alexey pointed me to your extension a few months back. What kind of
results do you get ? Mind sharing them?


cheers,
jamal


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