[dpdk-dev] overcommitting CPUs

2014-08-27 Thread Zhou, Danny
couple packets or a short delay. > > Going out of poll mode > > is harder to determine. > > > > > > On Tue, Aug 26, 2014 at 9:59 AM, Zhou, Danny > > wrote: > > > >> > >> > -Original Message- > >> > From: dev [mailto:de

[dpdk-dev] overcommitting CPUs

2014-08-27 Thread Alex Markuze
Of Stephen Hemminger >> > Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2014 12:39 AM >> > To: Michael Marchetti >> > Cc: dev at dpdk.org >> > Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] overcommitting CPUs >> > >> > On Tue, 26 Aug 2014 16:27:14 + >> >

[dpdk-dev] overcommitting CPUs

2014-08-26 Thread Zhou, Danny
> -Original Message- > From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces at dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Stephen Hemminger > Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2014 12:39 AM > To: Michael Marchetti > Cc: dev at dpdk.org > Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] overcommitting CPUs > > On Tue, 26 Aug 2014 1

[dpdk-dev] overcommitting CPUs

2014-08-26 Thread Zhou, Danny
ailto:dev-bounces at dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Michael Marchetti > Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2014 12:27 AM > To: dev at dpdk.org > Subject: [dpdk-dev] overcommitting CPUs > > Hi, has there been any consideration to introduce a non-spinning network > driver (interr

[dpdk-dev] overcommitting CPUs

2014-08-26 Thread Michael Marchetti
Hi, has there been any consideration to introduce a non-spinning network driver (interrupt based), for the purpose of overcommitting CPUs in a virtualized environment? This would obviously have reduced high-end performance but would allow for increased guest density (sharing of physical CPUs)

[dpdk-dev] overcommitting CPUs

2014-08-26 Thread Stephen Hemminger
On Tue, 26 Aug 2014 16:27:14 + "Michael Marchetti" wrote: > Hi, has there been any consideration to introduce a non-spinning network > driver (interrupt based), for the purpose of overcommitting CPUs in a > virtualized environment? This would obviously have reduced high-end >