From: Adrian Bunk Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton --- /dev/null | 0 25-akpm/drivers/net/Kconfig | 14 +++++++++++++- 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff -puN drivers/net/Kconfig~r8169_napi-help-text-2 drivers/net/Kconfig --- 25/drivers/net/Kconfig~r8169_napi-help-text-2 2004-07-04 23:06:34.090923704 -0700 +++ 25-akpm/drivers/net/Kconfig 2004-07-04 23:06:34.095922944 -0700 @@ -2046,8 +2046,20 @@ config R8169 config R8169_NAPI bool "Use Rx and Tx Polling (NAPI) (EXPERIMENTAL)" - depends on R8169 && EXPERIMENTAL + depends on R8169 && EXPERIMENTAL + help + NAPI is a new driver API designed to reduce CPU and interrupt load + when the driver is receiving lots of packets from the card. It is + still somewhat experimental and thus not yet enabled by default. + + If your estimated Rx load is 10kpps or more, or if the card will be + deployed on potentially unfriendly networks (e.g. in a firewall), + then say Y here. + + See for more + information. + If in doubt, say N. config SK98LIN tristate "Marvell Yukon Chipset / SysKonnect SK-98xx Support" diff -L drivers/net/Kconfig.old -puN /dev/null /dev/null _