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@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ InterruptThrottleRate
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(not supported on Intel(R) 82542, 82543 or 82544-based adapters)
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Valid Range: 0,1,3,4,100-100000 (0=off, 1=dynamic, 3=dynamic conservative,
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- 4=simplified balancing)
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+ 4=simplified balancing)
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Default Value: 3
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The driver can limit the amount of interrupts per second that the adapter
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@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@ InterruptThrottleRate is set to mode 1. In this mode, which operates
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the same as mode 3, the InterruptThrottleRate will be increased stepwise to
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70000 for traffic in class "Lowest latency".
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-In simplified mode the interrupt rate is based on the ratio of Tx and
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-Rx traffic. If the bytes per second rate is approximately equal, the
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+In simplified mode the interrupt rate is based on the ratio of TX and
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+RX traffic. If the bytes per second rate is approximately equal, the
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interrupt rate will drop as low as 2000 interrupts per second. If the
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traffic is mostly transmit or mostly receive, the interrupt rate could
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be as high as 8000.
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@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ NOTE: Depending on the available system resources, the request for a
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TxDescriptorStep
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Valid Range: 1 (use every Tx Descriptor)
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- 4 (use every 4th Tx Descriptor)
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+ 4 (use every 4th Tx Descriptor)
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Default Value: 1 (use every Tx Descriptor)
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@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ Valid Range: 0-xxxxxxx (0=off)
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Default Value: 256
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Usage: insmod e1000.ko copybreak=128
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-Driver copies all packets below or equaling this size to a fresh Rx
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+Driver copies all packets below or equaling this size to a fresh RX
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buffer before handing it up the stack.
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This parameter is different than other parameters, in that it is a
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Jeff Kirsher