On Tue, 8 Sep 2009, robert@herjulf.net wrote:

quoted

Sending different pkt-sizes at maxrate using one CPU-core (of eight)
with ixgbe driver and Intel's 82598 chip.

     w. patch
64    4761904    3846153

I can also measure a performance improvement.

Generator machine, AMD Phenom 9950 quad core, using a 10GbE Intel 82599 
NIC (6 port 10GbE from Hotlava Systems Inc.).

With patches:
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tx_pkt_sz: 64  TX-pps: 9426724

Impressive. 82599 seems fast. Didn't you report even higher number
with other CPU's?

Cheers
					--ro