[ofa-general] Re: [PATCH 0/9 Rev3] Implement batching skb API and support in IPoIB

[Krishna Kumar2]

netdev-owner at vger.kernel.org wrote on 08/29/2007 10:21:50 AM:

> From: Krishna Kumar2 <krkumar2 at in.ibm.com>
> Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2007 08:53:30 +0530
>
> > I am scp'ng from 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.2 and captured at the send
> > side.
>
> Bad choice of test, this is cpu limited since the scp
> has to encrypt and MAC hash all the data it sends.
>
> Use something like straight ftp or "bw_tcp" from lmbench.

OK

> Using a different tool seems strange to me, why not just adjust the
> buffer size with command line options in the benchmark you were using
> in the first place?

The reason was to run parallel copies, not for buffer limitations.
Let me use the same tool for benchmark.

Thanks,

- KK