On 02.10.2016 20:45, Erich Titl wrote: > Hi > > Am 02.10.2016 um 18:36 schrieb kp kirchdoerfer: >> Hi; >> >> Am Sonntag, 2. Oktober 2016, 19:29:37 schrieb Andrew: >>> Hi. >>> >>> Built-in drivers have much less parameters. For ex., interrupt >>> throttling, etc. > We need to find out if this is an issue for the majority of our users. > most of the drivers will probably just work as they work in standad > distros. This is issue for everybody who uses intel server cards in high-load applications.
> >> Is this also true for kernel driver 4.7+? >> >> If so, we'll need certainly need to fix the buildtoo setup, when moving to a >> newer kernel. > We are not yet at 4.4 for stable and I am wondering if the intel drivers > are used by a huge user base. If someone thinks he needs to twiddle the > net parameters in extensive ways I would suggest to invite him to port > those drivers. Our environment is good enough to provide all the > necessary tools. If the need is not there then IMHO this is a waste of > development resources, which are scarce. > > cheers > > ET Actually intel NIC card is the only available choice for high-troughput routing. Other cards have too high CPU usage, or starts to drop packets at 60-70% of bandwidth usage. So - yes, if it isn't a home routing box, it uses Intel NIC. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ leaf-devel mailing list leaf-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-devel
