From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Fri, 12 Jan 2001 15:47:28 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Fri, 12 Jan 2001 15:47:17 -0500 Received: from e56090.upc-e.chello.nl ([213.93.56.90]:7180 "EHLO unternet.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Fri, 12 Jan 2001 15:47:02 -0500 Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2001 21:46:42 +0100 From: Frank de Lange To: Ingo Molnar Cc: Manfred Spraul , Linus Torvalds , dwmw2@infradead.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Alan Cox Subject: Re: QUESTION: Network hangs with BP6 and 2.4.x kernels, hardwarerelated? Message-ID: <20010112214642.A27809@unternet.org> In-Reply-To: <20010112213555.F26555@unternet.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: ; from mingo@elte.hu on Fri, Jan 12, 2001 at 09:37:24PM +0100 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Fri, Jan 12, 2001 at 09:37:24PM +0100, Ingo Molnar wrote: > okay - i just wanted to hear a definitive word from you that this fixes > your problem, because this is what we'll have to do as a final solution. > (barring any other solution.) Now running with this config: PATCHED 8390.c (using irq_safe spinlocks instead of disable_irq) PATCHED apic.c (focus cpu ENABLED) STOCK io_apic.c No problems under heavy network load. Gentleman, this (the patch to 8390.c) seems to fix the problem. Cheers//Frank -- WWWWW _______________________ ## o o\ / Frank de Lange \ }# \| / \ ##---# _/ \ #### \ +31-320-252965 / \ frank@unternet.org / ------------------------- [ "Omnis enim res, quae dando non deficit, dum habetur et non datur, nondum habetur, quomodo habenda est." ] - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/