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> I have since found where the > 20% penalty comes from. It was introduced
> way back in 1.3.1x when someone decided to attempt to modularize all the
> net drivers "en masse". (Not me, I might add...) Only drivers that use
> the 8390 core have been affected.
NutZ!
> It will be fixed in one of the next 1.3.9x kernels or so, giving 1.3.x
> kernels Tx performance rates that equal or better the 1.2.x kernels. (yay!)
Righteous, Dude, keep up the good work. Now I can upgrade my 1.2.8
fileserver!
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