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-rw-r--r--drivers/net/Kconfig37
-rw-r--r--drivers/net/tulip/Kconfig14
2 files changed, 11 insertions, 40 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/net/Kconfig b/drivers/net/Kconfig
index 83d52c8..1a92dc6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/Kconfig
@@ -1293,9 +1293,6 @@ config PCNET32_NAPI
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.
config AMD8111_ETH
@@ -1313,7 +1310,7 @@ config AMD8111_ETH
will be called amd8111e.
config AMD8111E_NAPI
- bool "Enable NAPI support"
+ bool "Use RX polling (NAPI)"
depends on AMD8111_ETH
help
NAPI is a new driver API designed to reduce CPU and interrupt load
@@ -1324,9 +1321,6 @@ config AMD8111E_NAPI
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.
config ADAPTEC_STARFIRE
@@ -1355,9 +1349,6 @@ config ADAPTEC_STARFIRE_NAPI
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.
config AC3200
@@ -1431,7 +1422,7 @@ config FORCEDETH
called forcedeth.
config FORCEDETH_NAPI
- bool "Use Rx and Tx Polling (NAPI) (EXPERIMENTAL)"
+ bool "Use Rx Polling (NAPI) (EXPERIMENTAL)"
depends on FORCEDETH && EXPERIMENTAL
help
NAPI is a new driver API designed to reduce CPU and interrupt load
@@ -1442,9 +1433,6 @@ config FORCEDETH_NAPI
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.
config CS89x0
@@ -1756,9 +1744,6 @@ config VIA_RHINE_NAPI
deployed on potentially unfriendly networks (e.g. in a firewall),
then say Y here.
- See <file:Documentation/networking/NAPI_HOWTO.txt> for more
- information.
-
config LAN_SAA9730
bool "Philips SAA9730 Ethernet support"
depends on NET_PCI && PCI && MIPS_ATLAS
@@ -2003,9 +1988,6 @@ config E1000_NAPI
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.
config E1000_DISABLE_PACKET_SPLIT
@@ -2099,7 +2081,7 @@ config R8169
will be called r8169. This is recommended.
config R8169_NAPI
- bool "Use Rx and Tx Polling (NAPI) (EXPERIMENTAL)"
+ bool "Use Rx Polling (NAPI) (EXPERIMENTAL)"
depends on R8169 && EXPERIMENTAL
help
NAPI is a new driver API designed to reduce CPU and interrupt load
@@ -2110,9 +2092,6 @@ config R8169_NAPI
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.
config R8169_VLAN
@@ -2364,7 +2343,7 @@ config GIANFAR
and MPC86xx family of chips, and the FEC on the 8540.
config GFAR_NAPI
- bool "NAPI Support"
+ bool "Use Rx Polling (NAPI)"
depends on GIANFAR
config UCC_GETH
@@ -2376,7 +2355,7 @@ config UCC_GETH
which is available on some Freescale SOCs.
config UGETH_NAPI
- bool "NAPI Support"
+ bool "Use Rx Polling (NAPI)"
depends on UCC_GETH
config UGETH_MAGIC_PACKET
@@ -2559,9 +2538,6 @@ config IXGB_NAPI
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.
config S2IO
@@ -2584,9 +2560,6 @@ config S2IO_NAPI
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.
config MYRI10GE
diff --git a/drivers/net/tulip/Kconfig b/drivers/net/tulip/Kconfig
index 1c537d5..49d7a29 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tulip/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/tulip/Kconfig
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ config TULIP_MMIO
If in doubt, say N.
config TULIP_NAPI
- bool "Use NAPI RX polling "
+ bool "Use RX polling (NAPI)"
depends on TULIP
help
NAPI is a new driver API designed to reduce CPU and interrupt load
@@ -78,18 +78,16 @@ config TULIP_NAPI
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.
config TULIP_NAPI_HW_MITIGATION
- bool "Use Interrupt Mitigation "
+ bool "Use Interrupt Mitigation"
depends on TULIP_NAPI
---help---
- Use HW to reduce RX interrupts. Not strict necessary since NAPI reduces
- RX interrupts but itself. Although this reduces RX interrupts even at
- low levels traffic at the cost of a small latency.
+ Use HW to reduce RX interrupts. Not strictly necessary since NAPI
+ reduces RX interrupts by itself. Interrupt mitigation reduces RX
+ interrupts even at low levels of traffic at the cost of a small
+ latency.
If in doubt, say Y.
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