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Hello, |
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I'd like to configure a gentoo based box to process network packets and then |
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generate reply network packets with very low latency. |
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Think of it as a web server that obtains incoming CGI requests, chews on |
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them a little bit and then has to spit back an answer ASAP. The biggest |
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difference from my CGI scenario above is that the network packets are binary |
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data and not clear text. |
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I have been told to use the new Intel 800MHZ FSB systems as they are |
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supposedly fast and the built-in gigabit Ethernet is smart enough to take |
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some of the packet processing load off of the CPU. |
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If anybody has a different opinion on the hardware to use, I'd be |
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appreciative of your input. |
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The biggest question for me is which kernel sources and scheduler to use? |
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I've been told to use the gaming sources as they are optimized for low |
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latency. Does the gaming kernels translate to low network latency as well? |
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What kernels do high performance web servers use? Should I go with a 2.4 |
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kernel or the 2.5 series? |
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Finally under BSD I used the kqueue and zero copy subsystems to minimize |
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latency. What parallel features in gentoo should I look towards? I've seen |
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the POSIX AIO routines, but I wonder if this is a valid approach. |
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Any and all input would be appreciated. |
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Thanks in advance! |
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Jeff Adams |
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intensifi@×××××××××.net |
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