From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jan 20 17:32:49 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B8CF716A4CE for ; Thu, 20 Jan 2005 17:32:49 +0000 (GMT) Received: from resmo.com (resmo.com [204.202.11.13]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5EA4A43D46 for ; Thu, 20 Jan 2005 17:32:49 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gstewart@bonivet.net) X-Resmo-Authenticated-User: [godwin] X-Resmo-Msg-Submitted-By: mail.bonivet.net [81.56.185.133] Received: from dragonfly.bonivet.net (mail.bonivet.net [81.56.185.133]) (authenticated bits=0) by resmo.com (8.13.1/8.12.11) with ESMTP id j0KHWlP5034689 for ; Thu, 20 Jan 2005 17:32:48 GMT Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2005 18:32:40 +0100 From: Godwin Stewart To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Message-Id: <20050120183240.44512515.gstewart@bonivet.net> In-Reply-To: <200501201708.j0KH8GIq038799@alpha.VL7.net> References: <200501201630.04506.imobachgs@banot.net> <200501201708.j0KH8GIq038799@alpha.VL7.net> X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 1.0.0 (GTK+ 1.2.10; i386-unknown-freebsd5.3) X-Face: #T;eJks=B[`71qrwp`l6BW8xI&hP8S*4Kd%e?8o"rL02ZYf"rWa41l83a)L,*; S).Ukq$U% II{-z#5%i&X8"%{$)ZWmE7WBDF)?wK1^7]u9T;@jqdZo?IT!d-L`!@&vW)F_1 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: Realtek 8139 (rl) very poor performance X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2005 17:32:49 -0000 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 12:08:16 -0500 (EST), Vladimir Pianykh wrote: > I had some problems with "rl" cards with "auto" media. You're probably not the only one. Note this comment from sys/pci/if_rl.c /* * The RealTek 8139 PCI NIC redefines the meaning of 'low end.' This is * probably the worst PCI ethernet controller ever made, with the possible * exception of the FEAST chip made by SMC. The 8139 supports bus-master * DMA, but it has a terrible interface that nullifies any performance * gains that bus-master DMA usually offers. - -- G. Stewart - gstewart@bonivet.net Sign spotted outside a second hand shop: WE EXCHANGE ANYTHING - BICYCLES, WASHING MACHINES, ETC. WHY NOT BRING YOUR WIFE ALONG AND GET A WONDERFUL BARGAIN? -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.0 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFB7+s4K5oiGLo9AcYRAhFnAJwMVwWjqVG9GgvD4uqqx2kotqB8aACcD7N4 64wIPwIEKgzzQmJgdMn58UU= =17Dp -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----