if_lem.c ("lem", one of the e1000 drivers) has 2 possible interrupt modes: EM_LEGACY_IRQ uses the standard dispatch mechanism, whereas FAST_INTR has a custom handler that signals a taskqueue to do the job. I have no idea which actual hardware uses it (all of my Intel 1G cards use either "em" or "igb"), but "lem" is the driver used in qemu, and there the EM_LEGACY_IRQ gives approx 10% higher packet rates than the other. Any objections if i change the default to EM_LEGACY_IRQ ? cheers luigiReceived on Tue Jul 24 2012 - 18:00:36 UTC
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