> Multiply whatever effect you think you might be able to > measure due to that on your 2 or 4 way system, and multiple > it up to 64 cpus or so for machines I am using. This is > where machines are going, and is going to become the norm.
That along with speeds going to 10 GbE with multiple Tx/Rx queues (with 40 and 100 GbE under discussion now), where multiple CPU's hitting the driver are needed to push line rate without cratering the entire machine. -PJ Waskiewicz - 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