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Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2003 20:38:33 -0500 (CDT)
From: Mike Silbersack <silby@silby.com>
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On Sun, 13 Apr 2003, David Gilbert wrote:

> Mike> Well, actually, I figured out a way to make them much faster,
> Mike> but it's been a few months since I looked at that patch, I guess
> Mike> I should pull it back up and post it somewhere...
>
> Expensive, certainly.  The em driver locks up the whole machine for
> several seconds when ifconfig'ing cards.
>
> Dave.

Well, that's an extreme case.  It can probably be cut down considerably if
you take a hard look at it.

Mike "Silby" Silbersack.