From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Nov 20 22:42:54 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CE4E2DC0 for ; Tue, 20 Nov 2012 22:42:54 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jim@netgate.com) Received: from mail-gh0-f172.google.com (mail-gh0-f172.google.com [209.85.160.172]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 73B2C8FC0C for ; Tue, 20 Nov 2012 22:42:54 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-gh0-f172.google.com with SMTP id z22so120187ghb.17 for ; Tue, 20 Nov 2012 14:42:53 -0800 (PST) X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=google.com; s=20120113; h=content-type:mime-version:subject:from:in-reply-to:date:cc :message-id:references:to:x-mailer:x-gm-message-state; bh=zvFgsoA8QFsJwrBODJqwLLZm9UsrpofVIug2h7U3SSs=; b=TPOyS0hsL6cwFKJsFgI5jFP/QOWTea3f0RL3F2TkmQyeM5ZWZVjibkUsJ83zKQYwP0 fgjvnTgGnONxaHlOuPqz48CqnXRTAguEbWUlA+Bawi4XbbwChaQNer09aGb/rrdMb+3L czrmLcIFi1iE1S6Sb1pJO9imIfbwDwCZl6PIT7O+5j7zz+yph3A4NkwNzx70ZikExhEi MpC9OqJ2iCcCy28SQ8fhOZUq/iKNhGz7Vhs5HCIHU5O6NsIQ1oNupH3044OKgV+uGh0G tOBfs4yPL5Qnq931fPaeQQj8YrDiVmSeP1iW/h8N6+YWDh3JT1uUXp1gRYrEV2DI0foN PBtw== Received: by 10.236.74.106 with SMTP id w70mr16527440yhd.68.1353451373574; Tue, 20 Nov 2012 14:42:53 -0800 (PST) Received: from ?IPv6:2610:160:11:a000:41cc:64c0:3a45:aaf2? ([2610:160:11:a000:41cc:64c0:3a45:aaf2]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id m51sm14174137yhh.16.2012.11.20.14.42.51 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Tue, 20 Nov 2012 14:42:52 -0800 (PST) Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 6.2 \(1499\)) Subject: Re: FreeBSD boxes as a 'router'... From: Jim Thompson In-Reply-To: <1353448328.76219.YahooMailClassic@web121602.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2012 16:42:48 -0600 Message-Id: References: <1353448328.76219.YahooMailClassic@web121602.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> To: Barney Cordoba X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1499) X-Gm-Message-State: ALoCoQmff1lrAQIgm+QEDBznf+WIsOK9aBjQWsf9vIttZdwy3+TvUm7THOzqUD7fcYPIGUyBNZic Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.14 Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org, khatfield@socllc.net X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2012 22:42:55 -0000 On Nov 20, 2012, at 3:52 PM, Barney Cordoba = wrote: > Anyone who even mentions polling should be discounted altogether. = Polling > had value when you couldn't control the interrupt delays; but = interrupt > moderation allows you to pace the interrupts any way you like without > the inefficiencies of polling. You're entitled to your opinion, but experimental results have tended to = show yours incorrect. Jim