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Re: New net features for added performance

To: "David S. Miller" <davem@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: New net features for added performance
From: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2001 19:07:11 -0500
Cc: netdev@xxxxxxxxxxx, Linux Knernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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"David S. Miller" wrote:
> Jeff Garzik writes:
>  > 2) Tx packet grouping.
>  ...
>  > Disadvantages?
> 
> See Torvalds vs. world discussion on this list about API entry points
> which pass multiple pages at a time versus simpler ones which pass
> only a single page at a time. :-)

I only want to know if more are coming, not actually pass multiples..

        Jeff



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