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RE: [Xen-users] strangeness with high BDP tests

To: "Diwaker Gupta" <diwakergupta@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: [Xen-users] strangeness with high BDP tests
From: "Ian Pratt" <m+Ian.Pratt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2005 08:39:31 +0100
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> > Also, you might want to play around with the rate limiting 
> function in 
> > netback. If you set it to a few hundred Mb/s you might help promote 
> > batching.
> 
> Sorry if this is dumb, but whats the rate limiting function 
> in netback? Is it a run-time parameter or something in the 
> code? What does it do? If I set it too high, won't it lead to 
> bad performance with low b/w flows? I guess I should just 
> look at the code :)

See: xm vif-limit


Ian

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