Re: The ultimate TOE design

[Jeff Garzik]

David S. Miller wrote:
> Plus we have things like TSO too but that doesn't require a full Linux
> instance to realize on a networking port.
> Simple silicon implements this already.
> I don't see how that differs from your "big MTU" ideas.


WRT MTU:  if the card is a buffering endpoint, rather than a 
passthrough, the card deals with Path MTU and fragmentation, leaving the 
card<->host MTU at 64K, getting nice big fat frames.

	Jeff


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