> -----Original Message----- > From: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > No, idea would be to have a library that implements TSO in > software, perhaps with function pointers in struct > net_device, if the drivers don't fill the pointers > register_netdev would fill them with the TSO in software > function pointers, i.e. the (legacy) network card would > "offload" TSO to the OS, thus the TSO^2 (TSOO) joke 8) I.e. > no changes whatsoever to the existing drivers for cards that > don't implement TSO (or LRO or LSO with similar tricks for a > soft implementation). > > Look, from me this is just conceptual handwaving so far 8) > > - Arnaldo >
OK, I got it now. The "software shim" idea makes sense. - 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
