deployed on potentially unfriendly networks (e.g. in a firewall),
then say Y here.
- See <file:Documentation/networking/NAPI_HOWTO.txt> for more
- information.
-
If in doubt, say N.
config AMD8111_ETH
will be called amd8111e.
config AMD8111E_NAPI
- bool "Enable NAPI support"
+ bool "Use RX polling (NAPI)"
depends on AMD8111_ETH
help
NAPI is a new driver API designed to reduce CPU and interrupt load
deployed on potentially unfriendly networks (e.g. in a firewall),
then say Y here.
- See <file:Documentation/networking/NAPI_HOWTO.txt> for more
- information.
-
If in doubt, say N.
config ADAPTEC_STARFIRE
deployed on potentially unfriendly networks (e.g. in a firewall),
then say Y here.
- See <file:Documentation/networking/NAPI_HOWTO.txt> for more
- information.
-
If in doubt, say N.
config AC3200
called forcedeth.
config FORCEDETH_NAPI
- bool "Use Rx and Tx Polling (NAPI) (EXPERIMENTAL)"
+ bool "Use Rx Polling (NAPI) (EXPERIMENTAL)"
depends on FORCEDETH && EXPERIMENTAL
help
NAPI is a new driver API designed to reduce CPU and interrupt load
deployed on potentially unfriendly networks (e.g. in a firewall),
then say Y here.
- See <file:Documentation/networking/NAPI_HOWTO.txt> for more
- information.
-
If in doubt, say N.
config CS89x0
deployed on potentially unfriendly networks (e.g. in a firewall),
then say Y here.
- See <file:Documentation/networking/NAPI_HOWTO.txt> for more
- information.
-
config LAN_SAA9730
bool "Philips SAA9730 Ethernet support"
depends on NET_PCI && PCI && MIPS_ATLAS
deployed on potentially unfriendly networks (e.g. in a firewall),
then say Y here.
- See <file:Documentation/networking/NAPI_HOWTO.txt> for more
- information.
-
If in doubt, say N.
config E1000_DISABLE_PACKET_SPLIT
will be called r8169. This is recommended.
config R8169_NAPI
- bool "Use Rx and Tx Polling (NAPI) (EXPERIMENTAL)"
+ bool "Use Rx Polling (NAPI) (EXPERIMENTAL)"
depends on R8169 && EXPERIMENTAL
help
NAPI is a new driver API designed to reduce CPU and interrupt load
deployed on potentially unfriendly networks (e.g. in a firewall),
then say Y here.
- See <file:Documentation/networking/NAPI_HOWTO.txt> for more
- information.
-
If in doubt, say N.
config R8169_VLAN
and MPC86xx family of chips, and the FEC on the 8540.
config GFAR_NAPI
- bool "NAPI Support"
+ bool "Use Rx Polling (NAPI)"
depends on GIANFAR
config UCC_GETH
which is available on some Freescale SOCs.
config UGETH_NAPI
- bool "NAPI Support"
+ bool "Use Rx Polling (NAPI)"
depends on UCC_GETH
config UGETH_MAGIC_PACKET
deployed on potentially unfriendly networks (e.g. in a firewall),
then say Y here.
- See <file:Documentation/networking/NAPI_HOWTO.txt> for more
- information.
-
If in doubt, say N.
config S2IO
deployed on potentially unfriendly networks (e.g. in a firewall),
then say Y here.
- See <file:Documentation/networking/NAPI_HOWTO.txt> for more
- information.
-
If in doubt, say N.
config MYRI10GE
If in doubt, say N.
config TULIP_NAPI
- bool "Use NAPI RX polling "
+ bool "Use RX polling (NAPI)"
depends on TULIP
help
NAPI is a new driver API designed to reduce CPU and interrupt load
deployed on potentially unfriendly networks (e.g. in a firewall),
then say Y here.
- See <file:Documentation/networking/NAPI_HOWTO.txt> for more
- information.
-
If in doubt, say N.
config TULIP_NAPI_HW_MITIGATION
- bool "Use Interrupt Mitigation "
+ bool "Use Interrupt Mitigation"
depends on TULIP_NAPI
---help---
- Use HW to reduce RX interrupts. Not strict necessary since NAPI reduces
- RX interrupts but itself. Although this reduces RX interrupts even at
- low levels traffic at the cost of a small latency.
+ Use HW to reduce RX interrupts. Not strictly necessary since NAPI
+ reduces RX interrupts by itself. Interrupt mitigation reduces RX
+ interrupts even at low levels of traffic at the cost of a small
+ latency.
If in doubt, say Y.