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Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH V5 2/3] xen-netback: switch to NAPI + kthread 1:1 model



el: On Fri, 2013-08-23 at 08:55 +0100, Wei Liu wrote:
> This patch implements 1:1 model netback. NAPI and kthread are utilized
> to do the weight-lifting job:
> 
> - NAPI is used for guest side TX (host side RX)
> - kthread is used for guest side RX (host side TX)
> 
> Xenvif and xen_netbk are made into one structure to reduce code size.
> 
> This model provides better scheduling fairness among vifs. It is also
> prerequisite for implementing multiqueue for Xen netback.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Wei Liu <wei.liu2@xxxxxxxxxx>

Acked-by: Ian Campbell <ian.campbell@xxxxxxxxxx>

Ian.


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