Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2007 17:31:10 +0900 From: Pyun YongHyeon <pyunyh@gmail.com> To: Ed Schouten <ed@fxq.nl> Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org, shigeaki@se.hiroshima-u.ac.jp, Rink Springer <rink@stack.nl> Subject: Re: icsphy(4) for nfe(4) - better Microsoft Xbox support Message-ID: <20070209083110.GB37911@cdnetworks.co.kr> In-Reply-To: <20070207203938.GE27282@hoeg.nl> References: <20070206204314.GB27282@hoeg.nl> <20070207003756.GA37911@cdnetworks.co.kr> <20070207203938.GE27282@hoeg.nl>
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On Wed, Feb 07, 2007 at 09:39:38PM +0100, Ed Schouten wrote: > Hello, > > * Pyun YongHyeon <pyunyh@gmail.com> wrote: > > Would you try overhauled nfe(4)? > > > > http://people.freebsd.org/~yongari/nfe/if_nfe.c > > http://people.freebsd.org/~yongari/nfe/if_nfereg.c > > http://people.freebsd.org/~yongari/nfe/if_nfevar.c > > > > The new nfe(4) should perform better than nve(4) or stock nfe(4). > > I'm still not satisfied with its excessive generation of interrtups > > but it's better than stock nfe(4). After switching to adaptive > > polling I saw noticeable performance boost. If you find any issues > > please let me know. > > I just compiled and installed a kernel with the new nfe(4) driver and > DEVICE_POLLING enabled. Below are the results of some scp(1) transfers: > > stock nfe(4): 2.5 MB/sec > new nfe(4): 3.7 MB/sec > polling: 4.1 MB/sec > > The driver is a lot better than the stock nfe(4). Are there any plans to > add the new nfe(4) to the sourcetree? > Yes, that's my goal. ATM I'm waiting for obrien@'s reply/review for the patched driver. Anyway thanks for reporting. -- Regards, Pyun YongHyeon
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