Re: TG3: very high CPU usage

[Lincoln Dale]

At 09:16 PM 20/01/2004, Mark Williams (MWP) wrote:
> > i have LOTS of IBM xSeries servers (IBM x335, x345, x440), all of which
> > have Broadcom BCM 5700 (tg3) NICs.
> > i drive them all at wire-rate gig-e with iSCSI.
> >
> > i'm yet to see any 'excessive' CPU load associated with tg3 relative to
> > tigon2 (AceNIC2) and Intel e1000 NICs.
>
> It might not effect those cards.
> I think the TG3 driver was changed to support the card im trying to use 
> (Netgear GA302T) and similar.

curious.

i remember from the Tigon2 days, it didn't matter if you used a NetGear 
card, an Alteon card, or an Alteon card ripped out of the inside of an 
ACEDirector switch -- they were all the same reference design.

i don't believe that anyone using the bcm5700 would deviate significantly 
beyond the reference design - there wouldn't be any reason to.

(the only variants are probably due to dual-port versions ... of course, 
i'm sure the tg3 driver authors will now correct me on the differences. 
<grin>).


cheers,

lincoln.

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