Sorry not the input_queue but backlog_dev Regards, Rajendra Stalekar(extn 2016) Location:- Akruti Mobile no:- +91 9860501143
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rajendra Stalekar Sent: Monday, July 09, 2007 11:37 AM To: 'pradeep singh' Cc: [email protected] Subject: RE: Doubt on network devices In the traditional(NON-NAPI) approach it uses the input_queue and in the NAPI case it uses the interfaces as well as the virtual device i.e. input_queue. Am I right? Regards, Rajendra Stalekar(extn 2016) Location:- Akruti Mobile no:- +91 9860501143 -----Original Message----- From: pradeep singh [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 09, 2007 11:31 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: Doubt on network devices On 7/9/07, Rajendra Stalekar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yes, Pradeep it's basically interfaces, doesn't matter whether it's one or > more NIC's ,after all the reception and transmission of frames is through > interfaces. In short do not get confused with the way NAPI devices are polled and legacy devices are polled. First one hold true for NAPI devices where more than one interfaces actually point to same net_device device. In second case it is the traditionaly way. Hope i am correct? PS:[Please, avoid To Posting] Thanks > > Regards, > Rajendra Stalekar(extn 2016) > Location:- Akruti > Mobile no:- +91 9860501143 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: pradeep singh [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, July 09, 2007 11:00 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Doubt on network devices > > On 7/9/07, Rajendra Stalekar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > When we say that the network devices are added to the poll list, in case > of > > avoiding the Receive Livelock situation, are we talking about the > different > > interfaces of the Network Interface card or are we talking about different > > NIC cards altogether. > Can be both i guess. > > thanks > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > Rajendra Stalekar(extn 2016) > > > > Location:- Akruti > > > > Mobile no:- +91 9860501143 > > > > > > > > > > > -- > play the game > > > -- play the game -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ
