This applies to any recent kernel. Changes :
-Forwarding between high speed interfaces
+NIC Hardware throttling for high speed interfaces
The original is confusing with the previous option which is "Fast
switching (read help!)", one might infer similar.
-d
--
"The difference between 'involvement' and 'commitment' is like an
eggs-and-ham breakfast: the chicken was 'involved' - the pig was
'committed'."
--- linux/Documentation/Configure.help.old Thu Sep 7 01:47:14 2000
+++ linux/Documentation/Configure.help Thu Sep 7 02:05:50 2000
@@ -7397,7 +7397,7 @@
If unsure, say N.
-Forwarding between high speed interfaces
+NIC Hardware throttling for high speed interfaces
CONFIG_NET_HW_FLOWCONTROL
This option enables NIC (Network Interface Card) hardware throttling
during periods of extremal congestion. At the moment only a couple
--- linux/net/Config.in.old Mon Jun 19 13:45:51 2000
+++ linux/net/Config.in Thu Sep 7 02:05:06 2000
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
fi
tristate 'WAN router' CONFIG_WAN_ROUTER
bool 'Fast switching (read help!)' CONFIG_NET_FASTROUTE
- bool 'Forwarding between high speed interfaces' CONFIG_NET_HW_FLOWCONTROL
+ bool 'NIC Hardware throttling for high speed interfaces' CONFIG_NET_HW_FLOWCONTROL
if [ "$CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL" = "y" ]; then
mainmenu_option next_comment
comment 'QoS and/or fair queueing'
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