From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Apr 10 20:09:10 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EE49716A4CE for ; Sun, 10 Apr 2005 20:09:10 +0000 (GMT) Received: from tigra.ip.net.ua (tigra.ip.net.ua [82.193.96.10]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2374143D2F for ; Sun, 10 Apr 2005 20:09:10 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from ru@ip.net.ua) Received: from localhost (rocky.ip.net.ua [82.193.96.2]) by tigra.ip.net.ua (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id j3AKB4qJ099616; Sun, 10 Apr 2005 23:11:04 +0300 (EEST) (envelope-from ru@ip.net.ua) Received: from tigra.ip.net.ua ([82.193.96.10]) by localhost (rocky.ipnet [82.193.96.2]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 54266-03; Sun, 10 Apr 2005 23:11:33 +0300 (EEST) Received: from heffalump.ip.net.ua (heffalump.ip.net.ua [82.193.96.213]) by tigra.ip.net.ua (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id j3AKB3FT099613 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Sun, 10 Apr 2005 23:11:04 +0300 (EEST) (envelope-from ru@ip.net.ua) Received: (from ru@localhost) by heffalump.ip.net.ua (8.13.3/8.13.3) id j3AK98i0043900; Sun, 10 Apr 2005 23:09:08 +0300 (EEST) (envelope-from ru) Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2005 23:09:08 +0300 From: Ruslan Ermilov To: Rob Message-ID: <20050410200908.GC30103@ip.net.ua> References: <20050410015420.57348.qmail@web54003.mail.yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="KDt/GgjP6HVcx58l" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20050410015420.57348.qmail@web54003.mail.yahoo.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.9i X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at ip.net.ua cc: FreeBSD current Subject: Re: xl(4) & polling X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2005 20:09:11 -0000 --KDt/GgjP6HVcx58l Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sat, Apr 09, 2005 at 06:54:20PM -0700, Rob wrote: > Ruslan Ermilov wrote: > > On Mar 24, 2005 Christopher Nehren wrote: > >=20 > >>On 2005-03-24, Ruslan Ermilov scribbled these > >>curious markings: > >> > >>> Those of you wishing to try your xl(4) card under > >>> polling(4) are welcome to test this patch: > >> > >> Can I apply this to my RELENG_5 box without making > >> the machine melt? If so, I'll start testing > >> immediately with my handy-dandy just-found spare > >> xl (3C905-TX). >=20 > I have a dual-homed router+NAT, which has two > 3C905B-TX lan cards. I never have considered polling, > because it was not supported for these cards; hence I > have little knowledge about it. >=20 > I am considering this patch on my 5.3-STABLE router. > Is there a proper test I can do to verify that the > polling is indeed working as expected? >=20 Yes. The usual polling(4) test, i.e., you should get more interactivity under a high network load and polling switched on, while network performance should stay if not better than with polling off, but at least the same. > PS: if this makes it into the official sources, then > don't forget to also add xl(4) to the polling(4) > manpage. >=20 It did (last month). The manpage was also updated. Cheers, --=20 Ruslan Ermilov ru@FreeBSD.org FreeBSD committer --KDt/GgjP6HVcx58l Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.0 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFCWYfkqRfpzJluFF4RAru4AJ9xwhBToXpyWJ+7aDutSfOT8bAd2QCfeW/v LjinT6qo/w58MncaJ8l6XXw= =LaQ7 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --KDt/GgjP6HVcx58l--