Polling For 100 mbps Connections? (Was Re: Freebsd ThemeSong)

[Ted Mittelstaedt]

>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-freebsd-questions at freebsd.org
>[mailto:owner-freebsd-questions at freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Danial Thom
>Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 11:08 AM
>To: Cezar Fistik; freebsd-questions at freebsd.org
>Subject: Re: Re[2]: Polling For 100 mbps Connections? (Was Re: Freebsd
>ThemeSong)
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>--- Cezar Fistik <cezar at arax.md> wrote:
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>> Hello,
>> 
>> Just a remark. I'm using an "Intel PRO/1000 MT
>> Dual Port Gigabit Copper
>> CAT5 Server PCI express Adapter" in a box
>> serving as router. Pumping 150Mbps
>> through it with 99% idle CPU and 1% interrupts,
>> polling enabled. It's
>> a litle bit expensive, but it does its job
>> perfectly.
>> 
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>If you read my last post about polling with intel
>cards, you're realize just how foolish your
>analysis is.
>

Maybe he tried pumping the 150Mbps with polling turned
off and the CPU utilization skyrocketed?

Ted