[openib-general] Re: [PATCH] TX/RX_RING_SIZE as loadable parameters

[Shirley Ma]

> Technically, it's the send backlog
>for use when the hardware queue is full. It's often smaller for
>faster hardware.

>OTOH, receive rings are usually *larger* for faster hardware.
>Might be worth thinking these relationships thr

It's a good idea to use txquelen(ifconfig) to tune tx_ring_size. It's hard 
to find the proper ratio between txqueuelen and rx_ring_size. That's the 
reason I've made them as loadable parameters. 

Thanks
Shirley Ma
IBM Linux Technology Center
15300 SW Koll Parkway
Beaverton, OR 97006-6063
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