Re: RFC: issues concerning the next NAPI interface
From: David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Date: 2007-08-24 21:44:51
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From: David Stevens <redacted> Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2007 09:50:58 -0700
Problem is if it increases rapidly, you may drop packets before you notice that the ring is full in the current estimated interval.
This is one of many reasons why hardware interrupt mitigation is really needed for this.