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Subject: Re: [Bloat] CAKE in openwrt high CPU
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Jonathan Foulkes <jf@jonathanfoulkes.com> writes:

> Thanks Toke, we currently are on an MT7621a @880, so a dual-core.

Right, so some benefit might be possible here. Does the NIC have
multiple hardware queues (`ls /sys/class/net/$IFACE/queues` should tell
you)?

> And we are looking for a good quad-core platform that will support
> 600Mbps or more with Cake enabled, hopefully with AX radios as well.

Yup, the number of cores is only going to go up, so for CAKE to stay
relevant it'll need to be able to take advantage of this eventually :)

-Toke