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Re: High throughput bgp links using gentoo + stipped kernel


From: Eduardo Schoedler <listas () esds com br>
Date: Mon, 20 May 2013 15:51:22 -0300

2013/5/19 Andrew Jones <aj () 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.

-- 
Eduardo Schoedler


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