> -----Original Message----- > From: Stephen Hemminger [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 5:49 PM > To: Haruki Dai-r35557 > Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org; Fleming Andy-afleming; Kumar > Gala; Haruki Dai-r35557 > Subject: Re: [PATCH] Gianfar SKB Recycling Support > > On Wed, 17 May 2006 15:45:14 -0700 > "Haruki Dai-r35557" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > This patch improves the IP forwarding throughput of > > the Freescale TSEC/eTSEC Gianfar driver. By recycling > > the Socket buffer and Data buffer, reduce the unnecessary > > memory allocation and de-allocation in the forwarding > > processing chain. > > > > Signed-off-by: Dai Haruki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Signed-off-by: Andy Fleming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > What if I am forwarding from gianfar to e1000? >
If the traffic is bidirectional, then the throughput is going up. If, the e1000 driver also has the buffer recycling routine implemented, boost up in the both direction. Regards Dai - 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
