Re: SNLE driver (Slow Network Link Emulating Driver)
Alan Cox (alan@cymru.net)
Wed, 17 Apr 1996 09:41:38 +0100 (BST)
> To be able to simulate slow networks (when doing timing dependent changes
> to the networking code like delayed acks 8) :
>
> ---------> diff -u to loopback.c begins here -------->
> <----- diff ended here <---------
>
> Is this a bad idea? (i'm a bit worried about the "bh-s are disabled"
> comment in loopback.c 8)).
Use a pair of 3c501 ethernet cards instead. It gives 'real' errors, flow control
situations and interrupts at awkward moments, loopback doesnt.
Alan