Re: [announce] [patch] limiting IRQ load, irq-rewrite-2.4.11-B5

From: Alex Bligh - linux-kernel (linux-kernel@alex.org.uk)
Date: Thu Oct 04 2001 - 18:28:44 EST


--On Thursday, 04 October, 2001 11:10 PM +0100 Alan Cox
<alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> wrote:

> You only think that. After a few minutes the kiddie pulls down your
> routing because your route daemons execute no code. Also during the
> attack your sshd wont run so you cant log in to find out what is up

There is truth in this. Which is why doing things like
a crude WRED on the card, in the firmware,
(i.e. before it sends the data into user space) is something
we looked at but never got round to.

--
Alex Bligh
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