--- src/share/man/man4/et.4 2007/10/23 14:28:42 1.2 +++ src/share/man/man4/et.4 2008/07/09 14:00:44 1.3 @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ .\" .\" $DragonFly$ .\" -.Dd October 11, 2007 +.Dd July 9, 2008 .Dt ET 4 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -121,14 +121,16 @@ see .It Va hw.et.rx_intr_npkts This value controls how many packets should be recevied before a receive interrupt is generated. -The default value is 32. +The default value is 129. +It is recommended to set this value above 38 to prevent host from being +livelocked under a high degree of stress. .It Va hw.et.rx_intr_delay This value delays the generation of receive interrupts -in units of 10 microseconds (I guess). +in units of ~4 microseconds. It is used together with .Va hw.et.rx_intr_npkts to achieve RX interrupt moderation. -The default value is 20. +The default value is 25. .It Va hw.et.tx_intr_nsegs This value controls how many segments (not packets) should be transmitted before a transmit interrupt is generated.