From: jamal <redacted>
Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:33:22 -0400

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So in such a case (assuming 8 rings), One model is creating 

4 netdev 

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devices each based on single tx/rx ring and register set and then 
having a mother netdev (what you call the bond) that feeds these 
children netdev based on some qos parametrization is very sensible.

Why all of this layering and overhead for something so BLOODY 
SIMPLE?!?!?

I am currently packing up the newest patches against 2.6.23, with
feedback from Patrick.  The delay in posting them was a weird panic with
the loopback device, which I just found.  Let me run a test cycle or
two, and I'll send them today for review, including an e1000 patch to
show how to use the API.

Cheers,
-PJ Waskiewicz