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Date:      Mon, 13 Nov 2000 18:26:44 -0800 (PST)
From:      Jin Guojun (DSD staff) <jin@george.lbl.gov>
To:        bright@wintelcom.net
Cc:        hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: zero copy TCP
Message-ID:  <200011140226.eAE2QiK14602@portnoy.lbl.gov>

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Alfred <bright@wintelcom.net> wrote:
> > I heard that zero copy TCP is already in FreeBSD, isn't it?
> > I could not find any information in searching the entire website.
> > Before I am going to spend some silly time working on it,
> > I would like to know what is the status for "ZERO COPY TCP" in
> > FreeBSD right now.
> > If it already exists, how can I enable it (for 1500 MTU, not Jumbo Frame)?
> > or someone is still working on it.
> 
> It's not integrated into the source tree yet.  What sort of zero
> copy do you hope to accomplish?  Sending files?  Sending preloaded
> data?

Both, but I may do either way, depending on which way is easier.
If we can directly DMA from a disk drive to a NIC, that will be great.
If the current implementation requires preloaded buffer, that works.
So, where can I look for the patch?

Thanks,

	-Jin


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