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From: David Mosberger <davidm@napali.hpl.hp.com>
To: linux-ia64@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: NS83820 2.6.0-test5 driver seems unstable on IA64
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2003 17:56:33 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <marc-linux-ia64-106437410807976@msgid-missing> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <marc-linux-ia64-106394503001622@msgid-missing>

>>>>> On Tue, 23 Sep 2003 10:27:35 -0700, "David S. Miller" <davem@redhat.com> said:

  DaveM> On Tue, 23 Sep 2003 07:59:11 -0700
  DaveM> David Mosberger <davidm@napali.hpl.hp.com> wrote:

  >> The printk() is rate-controlled and doesn't happen for every unaligned
  >> access.  It's average cost can be made as low as we want to, by adjusting
  >> the rate.

  DaveM> But if the event is normal, you shouldn't be logging it as if
  DaveM> it weren't.

An event that causes a slow-down of 500 times or so is not "normal".
On Alpha, we did have just a counter.  Guess what, nobody ever noticed
when things ran much slower than they should have.

  DaveM> Anyone who tries to use IP over appletalk or certain protocols
  DaveM> over PPP are going to see your silly messages.

  DaveM> As I understand it, you even do this stupid printk for user apps
  DaveM> as well, that makes it more than rediculious.  I'd be surprised
  DaveM> if anyone can find any useful kernel messages on an ia64 system
  DaveM> in the dmesg output with all the unaligned access crap there.

Ever heard of prctl --unalign=silent?
I don't normaly do that and I still get very few unaligned warning messages.

	--david

  parent reply	other threads:[~2003-09-23 17:56 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 148+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2003-09-19  4:16 NS83820 2.6.0-test5 driver seems unstable on IA64 Peter Chubb
2003-09-19  4:38 ` Grant Grundler
2003-09-19  4:43 ` Andi Kleen
2003-09-19  5:01 ` Peter Chubb
2003-09-19  5:04 ` Grant Grundler
2003-09-19  5:11 ` Peter Chubb
2003-09-19  5:53 ` Andi Kleen
2003-09-19 10:49 ` Benjamin LaHaise
2003-09-23  0:34 ` Peter Chubb
2003-09-23  0:36 ` Benjamin LaHaise
2003-09-23  6:22 ` David S. Miller
2003-09-23 10:40 ` Peter Chubb
2003-09-23 10:51 ` David S. Miller
2003-09-23 14:59 ` David Mosberger
2003-09-23 17:27 ` David S. Miller
2003-09-23 17:56 ` David Mosberger
2003-09-23 17:56 ` David Mosberger [this message]
2003-09-23 17:57 ` David S. Miller
2003-09-23 17:58 ` Van Maren, Kevin
2003-09-23 18:06 ` David Mosberger
2003-09-23 18:21 ` Luck, Tony
2003-09-23 18:27 ` David Mosberger
2003-09-23 18:29 ` Benjamin LaHaise
2003-09-23 18:45 ` David S. Miller
2003-09-23 18:47 ` David S. Miller
2003-09-23 18:51 ` Grant Grundler
2003-09-23 18:51 ` David S. Miller
2003-09-23 18:52 ` David S. Miller
2003-09-23 18:54 ` Andreas Schwab
2003-09-23 19:01 ` David S. Miller
2003-09-23 19:04 ` Benjamin LaHaise
2003-09-23 19:08 ` David S. Miller
2003-09-23 19:09 ` Andreas Schwab
2003-09-23 19:10 ` Jeff Garzik
2003-09-23 19:10 ` David S. Miller
2003-09-23 19:11 ` David S. Miller
2003-09-23 19:11 ` Benjamin LaHaise
2003-09-23 19:16 ` Andreas Schwab
2003-09-23 19:17 ` David Mosberger
2003-09-23 19:22 ` David S. Miller
2003-09-23 19:22 ` Jeff Garzik
2003-09-23 19:28 ` Matthew Wilcox
2003-09-23 20:00 ` David Mosberger
2003-09-23 20:00 ` David Mosberger
2003-09-23 20:38 ` Grant Grundler
2003-09-23 20:45 ` David S. Miller
2003-09-23 21:00 ` Alan Cox
2003-09-23 21:16 ` David Mosberger
2003-09-23 22:35 ` Grant Grundler
2003-09-23 22:58 ` Luck, Tony
2003-09-23 23:04 ` Ian Wienand
2003-09-23 23:15 ` Andrew Morton
2003-09-23 23:32 ` David S. Miller
2003-09-23 23:35 ` David S. Miller
2003-09-23 23:35 ` David S. Miller
2003-09-23 23:37 ` David S. Miller
2003-09-24  0:04 ` David S. Miller
2003-09-24  0:06 ` David S. Miller
2003-09-24  0:13 ` Grant Grundler
2003-09-24  0:14 ` Matthew Wilcox
2003-09-24  1:47 ` David S. Miller
2003-09-24  1:58 ` William Lee Irwin III
2003-09-24  2:55 ` David S. Miller
2003-09-24  3:08 ` David S. Miller
2003-09-24  5:18 ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2003-09-25 16:11 ` Ivan Kokshaysky
2003-09-26  1:12 ` David S. Miller
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2003-09-19  4:16 Peter Chubb
2003-09-19  4:38 ` Grant Grundler
2003-09-19  4:43   ` Andi Kleen
2003-09-19  5:01     ` Peter Chubb
2003-09-19  5:53       ` Andi Kleen
2003-09-19 10:49         ` Benjamin LaHaise
2003-09-23  0:34           ` Peter Chubb
2003-09-23  0:36             ` Benjamin LaHaise
2003-09-23  6:22               ` David S. Miller
2003-09-23 10:40                 ` Peter Chubb
2003-09-23 10:51                   ` David S. Miller
2003-09-23 14:59                     ` David Mosberger
2003-09-23 17:27                       ` David S. Miller
2003-09-23 17:56                         ` David Mosberger
2003-09-24  2:55                           ` David S. Miller
2003-09-23 23:04                         ` Ian Wienand
2003-09-23 23:35                           ` David S. Miller
2003-09-19  5:04     ` Grant Grundler
2003-09-19  5:11       ` Peter Chubb
2003-09-23 17:58 Van Maren, Kevin
2003-09-23 17:57 ` David S. Miller
2003-09-23 18:27   ` David Mosberger
2003-09-23 18:47     ` David S. Miller
2003-09-23 19:17       ` David Mosberger
2003-09-23 19:10         ` David S. Miller
2003-09-23 20:00           ` David Mosberger
2003-09-24  3:08             ` David S. Miller
2003-09-25 16:11               ` Ivan Kokshaysky
2003-09-26  1:12                 ` David S. Miller
2003-09-23 18:06 ` David Mosberger
2003-09-23 19:11   ` David S. Miller
2003-09-23 18:21 Luck, Tony
2003-09-23 18:29 ` Benjamin LaHaise
2003-09-23 18:45   ` David S. Miller
2003-09-23 18:51   ` Grant Grundler
2003-09-23 18:51     ` David S. Miller
2003-09-23 20:38       ` Grant Grundler
2003-09-23 20:45         ` David S. Miller
2003-09-23 22:35           ` Grant Grundler
2003-09-23 23:35             ` David S. Miller
2003-09-24  0:13               ` Grant Grundler
2003-09-24  0:04                 ` David S. Miller
2003-09-24  1:58               ` William Lee Irwin III
2003-09-23 19:04     ` Benjamin LaHaise
2003-09-23 18:54   ` Andreas Schwab
2003-09-23 18:52     ` David S. Miller
2003-09-23 19:09       ` Andreas Schwab
2003-09-23 19:01         ` David S. Miller
2003-09-23 19:16           ` Andreas Schwab
2003-09-23 19:08             ` David S. Miller
2003-09-23 19:28       ` Matthew Wilcox
2003-09-23 19:22         ` David S. Miller
2003-09-23 23:15           ` Andrew Morton
2003-09-23 23:37             ` David S. Miller
2003-09-24  0:14               ` Matthew Wilcox
2003-09-24  0:06                 ` David S. Miller
2003-09-23 19:10   ` Jeff Garzik
2003-09-23 19:11     ` Benjamin LaHaise
2003-09-23 19:22       ` Jeff Garzik
2003-09-23 21:00 ` Alan Cox
2003-09-23 21:16   ` David Mosberger
2003-09-24  1:47     ` David S. Miller
2003-09-23 22:58 Luck, Tony
2003-09-23 23:32 ` David S. Miller
2003-09-24  5:18 ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2003-09-26  6:16 Manfred Spraul
2003-09-26  6:07 ` David S. Miller
2003-09-26  6:41   ` David Mosberger
2003-09-26 14:38   ` Ivan Kokshaysky
2003-09-27  3:12     ` David S. Miller
     [not found] <zU7D.2Ji.27@gated-at.bofh.it>
2003-09-26 15:14 ` Andi Kleen
2003-09-26 15:41   ` David Mosberger
     [not found] <A2yd.64p.31@gated-at.bofh.it>
     [not found] ` <A2yd.64p.29@gated-at.bofh.it>
     [not found]   ` <A317.6GH.7@gated-at.bofh.it>
2003-09-26 17:04     ` Andi Kleen
2003-09-26 17:22       ` Chris Friesen
2003-09-26 17:47       ` David Mosberger
2003-09-27  3:57         ` David S. Miller
2003-09-27  4:36         ` Andi Kleen
2003-09-27  4:52           ` David Mosberger
     [not found] <A4gy.8wi.13@gated-at.bofh.it>
     [not found] ` <A4gy.8wi.15@gated-at.bofh.it>
     [not found]   ` <A4gy.8wi.17@gated-at.bofh.it>
     [not found]     ` <A4gy.8wi.11@gated-at.bofh.it>
     [not found]       ` <A4Tv.Ud.37@gated-at.bofh.it>
     [not found]         ` <AepM.5Zb.41@gated-at.bofh.it>
2003-09-27  4:26           ` Andi Kleen
2003-09-27  4:34             ` David Mosberger
2003-09-27 23:36             ` David S. Miller

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