Date: Mon, 09 Mar 1998 23:20:28 +0000 From: freebsd@isvara.net To: sthaug@nethelp.no, FreeBSD Hackers <hackers@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: kernel wishlist for web server performance Message-ID: <3504793C.10FF30A0@challenge.isvara.net> References: <35040C37.4D578C02@challenge.isvara.net> <22452.889461021@verdi.nethelp.no>
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sthaug@nethelp.no wrote:
> > Most (if not all) newer NICs which support DMA tranfer support
> > scatter/gather lists. Another nice feature is protocol cheksumming in
> > hardware. It's a shame all these tweaks for the internet stack aren't
> > being worked on (like copy avoidance, h/w checksum support), and the
> > list below:
>
> Actually, they *are* being worked on. I asked Craig Partridge, and I have
> received code fragments which do part of what he describes. I'm trying to
> integrate them into -current as best I can.
Opps. I didn't consider my statement very well. This is excellent work, andis
a boon for any FreeBSD user. These are *real nice* improvements.
I am eagerly awaiting commits. Yeah.
Keep us informed of any progress/changes, etc.
That would be great.
> Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug@nethelp.no
Cheers,
Dan
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Daniel J Blueman
BSc Computation, UMIST, Manchester
Email: blue@challenge.isvara.net
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