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Re: [e1000 2.6 10/11] TxDescriptors -> 1024 default

To: Ben Greear <greearb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [e1000 2.6 10/11] TxDescriptors -> 1024 default
From: "David S. Miller" <davem@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2003 16:29:11 -0700
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On Thu, 11 Sep 2003 16:22:35 -0700
Ben Greear <greearb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> David S. Miller wrote:
> > So, again, dampen the per-socket send queue sizes.
> 
> That's just a band-aid to cover up the flaw with the lack
> of queue-pressure feedback to the higher stacks, as would be increasing the
> TxDescriptors for that matter.

The whole point of the various packet scheduler algorithms
are foregone if we're just going to queue up and send the
crap again.

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