> > You may want to try this in a non-DIAGNOSTIC kernel with the changes I
> > just committed to subr_pool.c and pool.h; I measured a 1.2%
> > performance improvement (on fast hardware) due to "filing off" some
> > rough edges in the pool_get/pool_put code..
> 
> WOW.
> 
> With these changes, kernel without DEBUG/DIAGNOSTIC, the 3c529
> does ~800KB/s on the same hw configuration.

.. compared with?

BTW, one of my MP testing boxes has a 3c590 (PCI ep); seems to work
fine with the patches you posted on ftp.netbsd.org

						- Bill