Date: Tue, 16 Dec 1997 19:53:04 +1030 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: John Kelly <jak@cetlink.net> Cc: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>, FreeBSD Hackers <hackers@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: 3com 3c509 card Message-ID: <19971216195304.56154@lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <34974fcb.31632460@mail.cetlink.net>; from John Kelly on Tue, Dec 16, 1997 at 09:57:47AM %2B0000 References: <199712160840.TAA01580@word.smith.net.au> <34974fcb.31632460@mail.cetlink.net>
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On Tue, Dec 16, 1997 at 09:57:47AM +0000, John Kelly wrote: > On Tue, 16 Dec 1997 19:10:50 +1030, Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> > wrote: > >>> I replaced an NE2000 clone with a SMC Ultra 16, thinking shared memory >>> would consume far less CPU than PIO with an NE2000. But it seems to >>> be about the same. >> >> About half. Please don't confuse anecdotal evidence with measured >> results. >> > > I tested with an FTP transfer and consumed about 45% CPU in both > cases. That's a lot of CPU. What kind of CPU is it? How much user time did it use? Greg
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