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Subject: Re: Netmap and in-kernel IPFW interactions!
From: Luigi Rizzo <rizzo@iet.unipi.it>
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On Sat, Oct 19, 2013 at 9:32 AM, h bagade <bagadeh@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Sat, Oct 19, 2013 at 6:58 PM, Raimundo Santos <raitech@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > On 19 October 2013 06:00, h bagade <bagadeh@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
>
>
> I've changed em and igb drivers too. In this situation, I think that they
> are using netmap and grow-up performance is a sign of the change.  I've
> used pkt-gen for performance checking.
>

you use netmap only when you use a netmap-aware tool,
such as pkt-gen.

The normal stack still uses the regular drivers.

cheers
luigi