Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 21 Nov 2002 11:30:42 -0700 | From | "Jeff V. Merkey" <> | Subject | Re: e1000 fixes (NAPI) |
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On Thu, Nov 21, 2002 at 12:13:03PM -0500, Jeff Garzik wrote: > Jeff V. Merkey wrote: > > > > > One other comment. Does NAPI handle the issue of refilling the RX ring > > from interrupt? This is the source of the problem, not packet > > delvery, which > > is handled from a softirq handler. > > > > NAPI poll does not happen in an interrupt. Doing things in interrupts > is the source of problems that NAPI is trying to solve. > > Other than that, please read the code and NAPI paper... :)
Where can I find it?
Jeff
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