> But why are we in a hurry to dump the backlog on the floor? Why are we > worrying about the performance of netpoll without the cable plugged in > at all? We shouldn't be optimizing the data loss case.
Because a system shouldn't stall for minutes (or forever like right now) at boot just because the network cable isn't plugged in. > > My primary concern here is that the loop have a non-negligible extent > in time. 5 loops is effectively equal to none. I'd be very surprised > if it was even enough for deglitching. In the normal case the packets should just be send out. -Andi - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
