Linux 7.4 Networking Brings Hardware Pacing Offload, New Drivers & More Performance
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Linux 7.4's networking merge adds a "pacing_offload" attribute and an IDPF driver implementation that let NICs and SmartNICs take over timing and spacing of outgoing packets, alongside up to 70% throughput gains for mixed BIG TCP and non-BIG TCP paths.