Re[2]: DEVICE POLLING

From: kasp
Date: Thu Feb 02 2006 - 10:55:28 EST


Hello Alan,

Thursday, February 2, 2006, 4:39:47 PM, you wrote:

>> I've read that *BSD like systems support device polling:
>> So, are there any feature like that in linux kernel supported?

AC> The Linux kernel does similar things for high network loads. Some serial
AC> hardware also supports that functionality (eg comtrol rocketport).

Should I turn this feature somewhere on, or is it already enabled by default?
I'm using Intel PRO/100 network cards if it's important.

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Best regards,
kasp mailto:waters@xxxxxxxx

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