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High throughput bgp links using gentoo + stipped kernel
- Subject: High throughput bgp links using gentoo + stipped kernel
- From: listas at esds.com.br (Eduardo Schoedler)
- Date: Mon, 20 May 2013 15:51:22 -0300
- In-reply-to: <[email protected]>
- References: <CAGWRaZb_dHnFHzOZ45M-OkxhbHLjAp=f57fkSkD3fW3FyZP_5g@mail.gmail.com> <[email protected]> <[email protected]>
2013/5/19 Andrew Jones <aj at jonesy.com.au>
> As for migration to another OS, I find FreeBSD better as a matter of
>> network performance. The last time I checked OpenBSD was either
>> lacking or was in the early stages of multiple cores support.
>>
>
> If you do decide to go the FreeBSD route (you can run openbgpd on FreeBSD
> if you like), check out the POLLING option on ethernet NICs, it cuts down
> on the number of interrupts and can increase performance, particularly when
> dealing with smaller packets.
>
Polling on FreeBSD in modern NICs is discouraged.
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Eduardo Schoedler