Subject: Re: multiple rx/tx rings and interrupt delivery on newer nics
To: None <darrenr@netbsd.org>
From: Jason Thorpe <thorpej@shagadelic.org>
List: tech-net
Date: 06/13/2007 15:08:55
On Jun 13, 2007, at 1:12 AM, Darren Reed wrote:

> Has anyone started to think about how NetBSD can take advantage
> of NICs that have a larger number of rx/tx descriptor rings,
> and/or MSI interrupts?

I've been thinking about it.  Don't have anything concrete yet.  I  
think the first priority should be supporting MSI interrupts, tho.

>
>
> For example, would this get tied in with ALTQ or something else?
>
> Should I be able to dedicate a rx/tx ring pair to http traffic
> and another to ssh, etc?
>
> ...but to do any of that will require some sort of framework.
>
> Darren

-- thorpej