From: Matt Mackall <mpm@selenic.com>
To: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de>
Cc: John B?ckstrand <sandos@home.se>,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: lockups with netconsole on e1000 on media insertion
Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2005 18:22:19 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20050806012219.GZ8074@waste.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20050805235122.GI8266@wotan.suse.de>
On Sat, Aug 06, 2005 at 01:51:22AM +0200, Andi Kleen wrote:
> > But why are we in a hurry to dump the backlog on the floor? Why are we
> > worrying about the performance of netpoll without the cable plugged in
> > at all? We shouldn't be optimizing the data loss case.
>
> Because a system shouldn't stall for minutes (or forever like right now)
> at boot just because the network cable isn't plugged in.
Using netconsole without a network cable could well be classified as a
serious configuration error. NFS also is a bit sluggish without a
network cable.
I've already agreed that forever is a problem. Can we work towards
agreeing on a non-trivial timeout, please?
--
Mathematics is the supreme nostalgia of our time.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2005-08-06 1:22 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 39+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
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2005-08-05 11:45 ` lockups with netconsole on e1000 on media insertion Andi Kleen
2005-08-05 12:44 ` John Bäckstrand
2005-08-05 13:49 ` Steven Rostedt
2005-08-05 13:55 ` Andi Kleen
2005-08-05 14:10 ` Steven Rostedt
2005-08-05 14:14 ` Andi Kleen
2005-08-05 14:27 ` Steven Rostedt
2005-08-05 14:36 ` David S. Miller
2005-08-05 15:02 ` Steven Rostedt
2005-08-05 14:36 ` [PATCH] netpoll can lock up on low memory Steven Rostedt
2005-08-05 20:01 ` Matt Mackall
2005-08-05 20:57 ` Steven Rostedt
2005-08-05 21:28 ` Matt Mackall
2005-08-06 0:23 ` Steven Rostedt
2005-08-06 1:53 ` Matt Mackall
2005-08-06 2:32 ` Steven Rostedt
2005-08-06 7:30 ` Daniel Phillips
2005-08-06 7:58 ` Ingo Molnar
2005-08-06 23:10 ` Matt Mackall
2005-08-06 9:46 ` David S. Miller
2005-08-06 9:57 ` Steven Rostedt
2005-08-06 12:09 ` John Bäckstrand
2005-08-07 5:40 ` Matt Mackall
2005-08-05 21:26 ` Andi Kleen
2005-08-05 21:42 ` Matt Mackall
2005-08-05 21:51 ` Andi Kleen
2005-08-06 1:16 ` Matt Mackall
2005-08-06 0:30 ` Steven Rostedt
2005-08-06 7:45 ` Ingo Molnar
2005-08-06 11:29 ` Andi Kleen
2005-08-07 21:12 ` lockups with netconsole on e1000 on media insertion John Bäckstrand
2005-08-08 2:29 ` Steven Rostedt
2005-08-05 20:12 ` Matt Mackall
2005-08-05 21:56 ` Andi Kleen
2005-08-05 23:20 ` Matt Mackall
2005-08-05 23:51 ` Andi Kleen
2005-08-06 1:22 ` Matt Mackall [this message]
2005-08-06 1:37 ` Daniel Phillips
2005-08-05 11:04 John Bäckstrand
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