From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Nov 15 17:59:43 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 32F2416A41A for ; Thu, 15 Nov 2007 17:59:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jfvogel@gmail.com) Received: from mu-out-0910.google.com (mu-out-0910.google.com [209.85.134.190]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ABEB813C4E5 for ; Thu, 15 Nov 2007 17:59:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jfvogel@gmail.com) Received: by mu-out-0910.google.com with SMTP id i10so734016mue for ; Thu, 15 Nov 2007 09:59:39 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; bh=m97LhbfCrfX1+RdmhhryzxRVLcCqi336Wc/MmpwJeIA=; b=d6XRv/iHRPIP6n9TtZjpuDrmsvJcpuw56tKln/Oi7lvznGQ08xt9ZsLZzzjlB5VcVqln++0s1kGXEx1S2HUOohT2tUa7fUWhNgRm4QbQpG4Ha7CF4TEKkZQOsXkjepsZ9ENwwcWNoqirgIqxaxhyh6hw5om/xFphNUF+kVBSbT4= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; b=Y2X/MgEGeoxgqQmqODMmlUXdf887Y/pYHokYrGJRGAaB+yjb9vhZYzU8ck8Ixg2S4MuDi36UuJLmVexU7mSDc/IZuWOXX/aIsXoGwWrIlUvFuT9JF3wuaoinkhTMJUKsYOz5Yb98l0bEgW5TzqGTCn/3XmfpwR2aKZncQzLoA5E= Received: by 10.86.99.9 with SMTP id w9mr852436fgb.1195149579732; Thu, 15 Nov 2007 09:59:39 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.86.100.19 with HTTP; Thu, 15 Nov 2007 09:59:39 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <2a41acea0711150959h8d5e0d2ta5c1f2551a2ce22b@mail.gmail.com> Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2007 09:59:39 -0800 From: "Jack Vogel" To: "Scott Ullrich" In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline References: <200711151729.lAFHTbiq024351@ambrisko.com> Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org, freebsd-current@freebsd.org, Julian Elischer , "Wilkinson, Alex" Subject: Re: I/OAT ... Coming Soon ? X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 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: Thu, 15 Nov 2007 17:59:43 -0000 On Nov 15, 2007 9:52 AM, Scott Ullrich wrote: > On 11/15/07, Doug Ambrisko wrote: > > Hmm, I forgot about the 2970 which are AMD based. Can you check the > > BIOS to see if there is an option to turn it on? I think this is an > > Intel feature. AMD might have something close? We have one 2970 > > that we've played with a little but not much. I can't say for sure > > if it has it. > > Right you are. As of BIOS 1.2.2 I do not see a I/OAT option. Guess > I will need to pick up a different server as we are interested in what > kind of packet forwarding rate increase that this feature might bring > on a heavily loaded firewall. Its IN the chipset, so if its AMD based you won't have it :) Jack