From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Oct 24 18:01:19 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D02B1106566B for ; Mon, 24 Oct 2011 18:01:19 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jfvogel@gmail.com) Received: from mail-ww0-f42.google.com (mail-ww0-f42.google.com [74.125.82.42]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5F1818FC17 for ; Mon, 24 Oct 2011 18:01:18 +0000 (UTC) Received: by wwn22 with SMTP id 22so4017124wwn.1 for ; Mon, 24 Oct 2011 11:01:18 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; bh=bPjuP1W6sPq48LI7g6325vcQs/+ewyd7HP7NkM6jBGg=; b=W38TmYt2KFvaPcP87M5P+THWd7AO6q65OrdYhZyjRACB/MykYO3btOQWk0tO0iPxWV 2uZnzKUlGIfqfGWud+vAzd70ysz9sweXTqOmFkdHzL1fwyyetqGKzrVn34p/lCboifff EsozN+GN6+SqQkzVqGoBAZd58cw33gh2aG+v0= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.216.9.204 with SMTP id 54mr3531704wet.1.1319479278071; Mon, 24 Oct 2011 11:01:18 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.180.79.103 with HTTP; Mon, 24 Oct 2011 11:01:17 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <1319478384269-4933498.post@n5.nabble.com> References: <1319449307149-4931883.post@n5.nabble.com> <1319478384269-4933498.post@n5.nabble.com> Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2011 11:01:17 -0700 Message-ID: From: Jack Vogel To: Sergey Saley Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Too much interrupts on ixgbe X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2011 18:01:20 -0000 On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 10:46 AM, Sergey Saley wrote: > > Jack Vogel wrote: > > > > You need to increase your mbuf pool, note below in your messages where it > > has > > insufficient to configure for ix1, I don't know that this will change the > > interrupt > > difference but it should be addressed anyway. > > > > Thank You for answer! > Nobody's fault but mine :-( > Being fixing... > > > Jack Vogel wrote: > > > > I also noticed that you have the adapter in a PCIE 1.0 slot (only 2.5 > > Gb/s), > > that > > will limit you, you should move to a 2.0 slot if possible. > > > > PCI Express Bus: Speed 2.5Gb/s Width x8 > Does it not enough? > > > > > Depends on what is 'enough' :) With bidirectional traffic on two ports you will be bus limited, on a 2.0 x8 slot you will not. So, given a choice, I'd go with the newer architecture... Jack