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diff --git a/2005/flow-accounting-ols2005/OLS2005/ronciak/ronciak-abstract.tex b/2005/flow-accounting-ols2005/OLS2005/ronciak/ronciak-abstract.tex new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b4bc8ba --- /dev/null +++ b/2005/flow-accounting-ols2005/OLS2005/ronciak/ronciak-abstract.tex @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ + +% Registration Networking Driver Performance and Measurement - e1000 A +% Case Study +% Proposal John A Ronciak (john.ronciak@intel.com) + +Networking performance is a popular topic in Linux and +is becoming more critical for achieving good overall +system performance. This paper takes a look at what was +done in the e1000 driver to improve performance by (a) +increasing throughput and (b) reducing of CPU +utilization. A lot of work has gone into the e1000 +Ethernet driver as well into the PRO/1000 Gigabit +Ethernet hardware in regard to both of these +performance attributes This paper covers the major +things that were done to both the driver and to the +hardware to improve many of the aspects of Ethernet +network performance. The paper covers performance +improvements due to the contribution from the Linux +community and from the Intel group responsible for both +the driver and hardware. The paper describes +optimizations to improve small packet performance for +applications like packet routers, VoIP, etc. and those +for standard and jumbo packets and how those +modifications differs from the small packet +optimizations. A discussion on the tools and utilities +used to measure performance and ideas for other tools +that could help to measure performance are presented. +Some of the ideas may require help from the community +for refinement and implementation. + + |