Re: NetBSD/sparc64 and GbE performance

[Dave McGuire <mcguire%neurotica.com@localhost>]

On 5/7/11 8:27 PM, Matthias Scheler wrote:
> >       Look at those pictures a bit closer.  The Cassini is a 64-bit card
> > and the Intel is only a 32-bit card.
>
> So? The Cassini is still bulky even compared to 64bit Intel card.
> And it consumes a lot of power and produces a lot of heat.

  It is physically larger and therefore technologically inferior?

  WTF?

> Solaris had a complicated (and highly problematic) driver for it.
> And the card performed still far from impressive.

  I'm running a few of these in higher-end (V480-range) Sun machines 
running Solaris.  While I've not benchmarked them, I know I get better 
than 500Mbps out of them on those machines.

              -Dave

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Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL