Re: [net-next.git 4/7] stmmac: add Rx watchdog optimization to mitigate the DMA irqs

From: Ben Hutchings <redacted>
Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2012 17:14:35 +0100

On Wed, 2012-09-05 at 17:03 +0200, Giuseppe CAVALLARO wrote:

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GMAC devices newer than databook 3.50 has an embedded timer
that can be used for mitigating the number of interrupts.
So this patch adds this optimizations.
Old MAC will continue to use NAPI.

[...]

Interrupt moderation is *not* a substitute for NAPI; you should continue
using NAPI as well.

Absolutely correct, these two facilities are _complementary_ not _exlusive_.

In fact, the most optimal driver will use NAPI with relatively short HW
mitigation settings.