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601 601
6025) dev->close() and dev->suspend() issues 6025) dev->close() and dev->suspend() issues
603========================================== 603==========================================
604The driver writter neednt worry about this. The top net layer takes 604The driver writer needn't worry about this; the top net layer takes
605care of it. 605care of it.
606 606
6076) Adding new Stats to /proc 6076) Adding new Stats to /proc
@@ -622,9 +622,9 @@ FC should be programmed to apply in the case when the system cant pull out
622packets fast enough i.e send a pause only when you run out of rx buffers. 622packets fast enough i.e send a pause only when you run out of rx buffers.
623Note FC in itself is a good solution but we have found it to not be 623Note FC in itself is a good solution but we have found it to not be
624much of a commodity feature (both in NICs and switches) and hence falls 624much of a commodity feature (both in NICs and switches) and hence falls
625under the same category as using NIC based mitigation. Also experiments 625under the same category as using NIC based mitigation. Also, experiments
626indicate that its much harder to resolve the resource allocation 626indicate that it's much harder to resolve the resource allocation
627issue (aka lazy receiving that NAPI offers) and hence quantify its usefullness 627issue (aka lazy receiving that NAPI offers) and hence quantify its usefulness
628proved harder. In any case, FC works even better with NAPI but is not 628proved harder. In any case, FC works even better with NAPI but is not
629necessary. 629necessary.
630 630