add missing E1000_NAPI Configure.help text
PATCH 1/1 add missing E1000_NAPI Configure.help text
The patch below adds the missing Configure.help text for CONFIG_E1000_NAPI.
The text is the same Jeff accepted for 2.6.
Please apply
Adrian
Documentation/Configure.help renamed from Documentation/Configure.help.old +14 -0
@@ -12164,6 +12164,20 @@ module, say M here and read <file:Documentation/modules.txt> as well as <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. +CONFIG_E1000_NAPI + NAPI is a new driver API designed to reduce CPU and interrupt load + when the driver is receiving lots of packets from the card. It is + still somewhat experimental and thus not yet enabled by default. + + If your estimated Rx load is 10kpps or more, or if the card will be + deployed on potentially unfriendly networks (e.g. in a firewall), + then say Y here. + + See <file:Documentation/networking/NAPI_HOWTO.txt> for more + information. + + If in doubt, say N. + AMD LANCE and PCnet (AT1500 and NE2100) support CONFIG_LANCE If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read