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Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2026 08:05:42 -0700
From: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
To: Sam Edwards <cfsworks@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH net v4 0/2] stmmac crash/stall fixes when under memory
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On Tue, 31 Mar 2026 21:19:27 -0700 Sam Edwards wrote:
> - Changed patch 2 to tolerate dirty stragglers up to a critical threshold (the
>   same threshold tolerated by the zero-copy path), to avoid nuisance looping
>   during OOM conditions (thanks Jakub)

I meant we need both a threshold, and a delay :(