Waskiewicz Jr, Peter P wrote: > Thanks Pat for the initial feedback. I can post a set of patches to > e1000 using the new API; I'll try to get them out asap (need to apply to > this kernel tree).
Thanks. > However, the PRIO qdisc still uses the priority in > the bands for dequeueing priority, and will feed the queues on the NIC. > The e1000, and any other multiqueue NIC, will schedule Tx based on how > the PRIO qdisc feeds the queues. So the only priority here is the > dequeuing priority from the kernel. The e1000 will use the new API for > starting/stopping the individual queues based on the descriptors > available, much like it does today for the global queue. Packets will only be dequeued from a band if the associated subqueue is active, which moves the decision from prio to the driver, no? What policy does e1000 use for scheduling its internal queues? - 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
