[Click] [PATCH] e1000e-0.4.1.7 NAPI for click polling extension

[Joonwoo Park]

Hi,

On Sun, Feb 15, 2009 at 3:28 AM, Kyoungho An <an2315 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks for your answer.
> Do I have to recompile the kernel and click to use NAPI?

Yes, you have to recompile kernel, click and driver to use NAPI feature.

> I tried to apply the patch for e1000e polling-napi driver patch to
> e1000e-0.4.1.6 source, but there were some errors.

Please make sure that you have to patch e1000e click polling patch first.
The e1000e NAPI patch is for click polling patched driver.

> Is there some works for patching the driver?
> Also, where is "INTERRUPT=1" configured as a argument?

The argument is for PollDevice element

> p.s what is "cc"?

AFAIK, it stands for 'Carbon Copy'.
I added click mailling list as a cc address this time as well.

Thanks,
Joonwoo

> Thanks!
>
> On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 2:41 AM, Joonwoo Park <joonwpark81 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I used Counter element for test.
>> Basically I have used 'rate' read handler of Counter element, I'm
>> pretty sure it's accurate.
>> The output of 'rate' handler was not various because the other linux
>> machine which was sending packet with pktgen was stable.
>> Moreover since mostly click received almost of sent packets, I could
>> compare pktgen report with 'count' handler of Counter element.
>>
>> p.s I cc-ed click list.  Please cc list next time if you don't mind,
>> everyone on the list will be appreciated that.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Joonwoo
>>
>> On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 11:08 PM, Kyoungho An <an2315 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Hi,
>> > I'd like to ask about how to measure the bps performance.
>> > Did you get a value from bps_rate of count handler which is in /proc?
>> > If so, how did you get the accurate value from fluctuated bit_rate?
>> > Thanks!
>> >
>> > On Sat, Feb 7, 2009 at 3:01 PM, Joonwoo Park <joonwpark81 at gmail.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Hello,
>> >>
>> >> Theses patches are for click NAPI improvement for polling mechanism.
>> >> The main goal of this patch is doing polling with minimal processor
>> >> usage with using linux NAPI.
>> >> To use NAPI feature for PollDevice element, please use INTERRUPT=1 as
>> >> argument.
>> >> I am also attaching brief performance test result by linux pkggen
>> >> module and it seems pretty nice.
>> >>
>> >> Please consider to apply this patch Eddie.
>> >>
>> >> Thanks,
>> >> Joonwoo
>> >>
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> Kyoungho An
> School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering
> Handong Global University
> Tel: +82)10-2048-9686
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