Hi,
On Mon, 16 May 2016 08:58:32 +0300, sam...@daynix.com wrote:
> This means that on a real hardware when mit_delay==0 ( don't use the timer
> ) the Ethernet controller guarantees a maximum
> observable interrupt rate of 7813 interrupts/sec. Unfortunately that isn't
> the case in the emulated device and the interrupt
> rate bypass the rate of the real hardware which could lead to an interrupt
> storm. Setting mit_delay to 500 guarantees a maximum
> interrupt rate of 7813 interrupts/sec.
OK, if that is the case, then
> > > + mit_delay = (mit_delay < 500) ? 500 : mit_delay;
> > > +
> > > if (mit_delay) {
> > > s->mit_timer_on = 1;
> > > timer_mod(s->mit_timer,
The existing 'if (mit_delay)' is now superflous, since always true,
hence can be removed.
