Re: UDP/IP via Ethernet in real time (config-preempt patch)

[M. Koehrer]

> > > How can I get this UDP networking real time capable?
> > 
> > In general, you'll have to find a non-NAPI ethernet driver and disable any
> form 
> > of interrupt throttling. This will likely adversely affect throughput of
> course...
> > 
> 
> RT kernel will also change the adapter hard irq into a work queue so it
> will
> actually make the receive latency worse not better.
> 
It is possible somehow to "boost" the work queue for this interrupt to
run with real time priority? In this case, the latency should be good enough.

Mathias

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