From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1756513AbYHGBn3 (ORCPT ); Wed, 6 Aug 2008 21:43:29 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1752665AbYHGBnV (ORCPT ); Wed, 6 Aug 2008 21:43:21 -0400 Received: from smtp118.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com ([68.142.225.234]:25492 "HELO smtp118.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S1752317AbYHGBnU (ORCPT ); Wed, 6 Aug 2008 21:43:20 -0400 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=rogers.com; h=Received:X-YMail-OSG:X-Yahoo-Newman-Property:Message-ID:Date:From:User-Agent:MIME-Version:To:CC:Subject:References:In-Reply-To:Content-Type; b=JLZm0Z/3TzVUzedJpCGIwkVBw2qc+QamOHbbkDfiEH5/Ys+6m7WhsJ+mqxdohsU67/q3GzImkU4l/pn1X43+Qoa6lomId4crpjvtqEeJzPcbIELBr0Te4RsqfUnkmBhgB4bJ85Gs2Gq8EXNdzvesTVPdt5LsjrAxMwwFf2IC3kE= ; X-YMail-OSG: cEgSdkMVM1nwoozd48TYx_cq7Pp.vqGQ6om_XypwSsbOXBWvhKV997l8p67v1iDpaw-- X-Yahoo-Newman-Property: ymail-3 Message-ID: <489A5336.5080904@rogers.com> Date: Wed, 06 Aug 2008 21:43:18 -0400 From: David Stuart User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.14 (X11/20080501) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: David Stuart CC: Alan Cox , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Problems with disk + network on 2.6.25.11-60.fc8 References: <48973EB9.90408@rogers.com> <20080804184232.601881a8@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> <4897671F.1050003@rogers.com> <20080804214441.0811138e@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> <48979079.9030409@rogers.com> <20080805001330.6d43bcbb@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> <489797A8.408@rogers.com> In-Reply-To: <489797A8.408@rogers.com> Content-Type: multipart/signed; protocol="application/x-pkcs7-signature"; micalg=sha1; boundary="------------ms050001040600020309010500" Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org This is a cryptographically signed message in MIME format. --------------ms050001040600020309010500 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit David Stuart wrote: > Alan Cox wrote: >> That would be great - if it makes no difference, yet high network >> traffic >> is the key factor then it mostly eliminates bugs in the network drivers >> from suspicion. At that point its time to dig deeper into the chip >> config. >> > > Hi Alan, > > So I switched back to my old on-board network card (removing the prior > card altogether from the case). I tried my test-case, which involves > downloading some big files while simultaneously running a find command. > > I *was* able to reproduce the issue fairly quickly. > > The key difference is that this time I was using the skge kernel > module for networking. So, I tend to agree that it is most likely not > a network driver problem. Hello, It occurs to me that you might be implying there is some "chip config" that I can retrieve and give to you. Is there anything I can/should do in order to give you more information, or is this pretty much out of my hands at this point? Should I be filing a bug report for this? -- The only way to keep your health is to eat what you don't want, drink what you don't like, and do what you'd rather not. -- Mark Twain --------------ms050001040600020309010500 Content-Type: application/x-pkcs7-signature; name="smime.p7s" Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="smime.p7s" Content-Description: S/MIME Cryptographic Signature MIAGCSqGSIb3DQEHAqCAMIACAQExCzAJBgUrDgMCGgUAMIAGCSqGSIb3DQEHAQAAoIIJBzCC At4wggJHoAMCAQICEHcAGlDwU0NqjFetNQ2D/hEwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEFBQAwYjELMAkGA1UE BhMCWkExJTAjBgNVBAoTHFRoYXd0ZSBDb25zdWx0aW5nIChQdHkpIEx0ZC4xLDAqBgNVBAMT I1RoYXd0ZSBQZXJzb25hbCBGcmVlbWFpbCBJc3N1aW5nIENBMB4XDTA4MDcxMjE2MDQ0NFoX DTA5MDcxMjE2MDQ0NFowRDEfMB0GA1UEAxMWVGhhd3RlIEZyZWVtYWlsIE1lbWJlcjEhMB8G CSqGSIb3DQEJARYSZHN0dWFydEByb2dlcnMuY29tMIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8A MIIBCgKCAQEAqUMveSpJ7k7kMyf5zbslvkiz9VGDfcnCQNOFLaw9y6j0jPvvkgIXtslpofj0 3/eARmjszsn/24Zn1/Iufz3xuc/XYYn7lQgf1PCTeV8bYTq81Kvh6srKbrYmPz06uXVhtGQC vWuKL3SLtX3jI4ah5L/te5w+x/MDaflM8N0xb0UlRGeR80FwFSzk1qh+vyx+hWoUz0Gdmuc/ 4AZUBvl3PzD0fNZP3FS8k7aBuAAQT1H5iUag8BFWmqAiR1QYWsjpcK4VwSfeSTDsEK7rcU4K ukbhuxITTWrQHDqJJAIopvP8FocH/uAumuNFsZLp6jvJNOft02TiGuU2CWAL1ZCW9wIDAQAB oy8wLTAdBgNVHREEFjAUgRJkc3R1YXJ0QHJvZ2Vycy5jb20wDAYDVR0TAQH/BAIwADANBgkq hkiG9w0BAQUFAAOBgQBHbO5t4ZukqhZfwdR6RqNujNssesMxKwU2w/lXNxoPH5RssWsN3xi4 1AAJ8wAnEeuHqJi4TMVF6lMWAOSuJO/OQR2gDBysHT29jrJn0bUqgOeT7KC6A7wtjabbLK0n /DK2cZovx/xBgVjWl7hpvk5qw6Clr4R21DbrA/GOMGcE8TCCAt4wggJHoAMCAQICEHcAGlDw U0NqjFetNQ2D/hEwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEFBQAwYjELMAkGA1UEBhMCWkExJTAjBgNVBAoTHFRo YXd0ZSBDb25zdWx0aW5nIChQdHkpIEx0ZC4xLDAqBgNVBAMTI1RoYXd0ZSBQZXJzb25hbCBG cmVlbWFpbCBJc3N1aW5nIENBMB4XDTA4MDcxMjE2MDQ0NFoXDTA5MDcxMjE2MDQ0NFowRDEf MB0GA1UEAxMWVGhhd3RlIEZyZWVtYWlsIE1lbWJlcjEhMB8GCSqGSIb3DQEJARYSZHN0dWFy dEByb2dlcnMuY29tMIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEAqUMveSpJ7k7k Myf5zbslvkiz9VGDfcnCQNOFLaw9y6j0jPvvkgIXtslpofj03/eARmjszsn/24Zn1/Iufz3x uc/XYYn7lQgf1PCTeV8bYTq81Kvh6srKbrYmPz06uXVhtGQCvWuKL3SLtX3jI4ah5L/te5w+ x/MDaflM8N0xb0UlRGeR80FwFSzk1qh+vyx+hWoUz0Gdmuc/4AZUBvl3PzD0fNZP3FS8k7aB uAAQT1H5iUag8BFWmqAiR1QYWsjpcK4VwSfeSTDsEK7rcU4KukbhuxITTWrQHDqJJAIopvP8 FocH/uAumuNFsZLp6jvJNOft02TiGuU2CWAL1ZCW9wIDAQABoy8wLTAdBgNVHREEFjAUgRJk c3R1YXJ0QHJvZ2Vycy5jb20wDAYDVR0TAQH/BAIwADANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQUFAAOBgQBHbO5t 4ZukqhZfwdR6RqNujNssesMxKwU2w/lXNxoPH5RssWsN3xi41AAJ8wAnEeuHqJi4TMVF6lMW AOSuJO/OQR2gDBysHT29jrJn0bUqgOeT7KC6A7wtjabbLK0n/DK2cZovx/xBgVjWl7hpvk5q w6Clr4R21DbrA/GOMGcE8TCCAz8wggKooAMCAQICAQ0wDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEFBQAwgdExCzAJ BgNVBAYTAlpBMRUwEwYDVQQIEwxXZXN0ZXJuIENhcGUxEjAQBgNVBAcTCUNhcGUgVG93bjEa MBgGA1UEChMRVGhhd3RlIENvbnN1bHRpbmcxKDAmBgNVBAsTH0NlcnRpZmljYXRpb24gU2Vy dmljZXMgRGl2aXNpb24xJDAiBgNVBAMTG1RoYXd0ZSBQZXJzb25hbCBGcmVlbWFpbCBDQTEr MCkGCSqGSIb3DQEJARYccGVyc29uYWwtZnJlZW1haWxAdGhhd3RlLmNvbTAeFw0wMzA3MTcw MDAwMDBaFw0xMzA3MTYyMzU5NTlaMGIxCzAJBgNVBAYTAlpBMSUwIwYDVQQKExxUaGF3dGUg Q29uc3VsdGluZyAoUHR5KSBMdGQuMSwwKgYDVQQDEyNUaGF3dGUgUGVyc29uYWwgRnJlZW1h aWwgSXNzdWluZyBDQTCBnzANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOBjQAwgYkCgYEAxKY8VXNV+065ypla HmjAdQRwnd/p/6Me7L3N9VvyGna9fww6YfK/Uc4B1OVQCjDXAmNaLIkVcI7dyfArhVqqP3FW y688Cwfn8R+RNiQqE88r1fOCdz0Dviv+uxg+B79AgAJk16emu59l0cUqVIUPSAR/p7bRPGEE QB5kGXJgt/sCAwEAAaOBlDCBkTASBgNVHRMBAf8ECDAGAQH/AgEAMEMGA1UdHwQ8MDowOKA2 oDSGMmh0dHA6Ly9jcmwudGhhd3RlLmNvbS9UaGF3dGVQZXJzb25hbEZyZWVtYWlsQ0EuY3Js MAsGA1UdDwQEAwIBBjApBgNVHREEIjAgpB4wHDEaMBgGA1UEAxMRUHJpdmF0ZUxhYmVsMi0x MzgwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEFBQADgYEASIzRUIPqCy7MDaNmrGcPf6+svsIXoUOWlJ1/TCG4+DYf qi2fNi/A9BxQIJNwPP2t4WFiw9k6GX6EsZkbAMUaC4J0niVQlGLH2ydxVyWN3amcOY6MIE9l X5Xa9/eH1sYITq726jTlEBpbNU1341YheILcIRk13iSx0x1G/11fZU8xggNxMIIDbQIBATB2 MGIxCzAJBgNVBAYTAlpBMSUwIwYDVQQKExxUaGF3dGUgQ29uc3VsdGluZyAoUHR5KSBMdGQu MSwwKgYDVQQDEyNUaGF3dGUgUGVyc29uYWwgRnJlZW1haWwgSXNzdWluZyBDQQIQdwAaUPBT Q2qMV601DYP+ETAJBgUrDgMCGgUAoIIB0DAYBgkqhkiG9w0BCQMxCwYJKoZIhvcNAQcBMBwG CSqGSIb3DQEJBTEPFw0wODA4MDcwMTQzMThaMCMGCSqGSIb3DQEJBDEWBBRniHZDAuehx+Rk xf7yPTRVY94oLDBfBgkqhkiG9w0BCQ8xUjBQMAsGCWCGSAFlAwQBAjAKBggqhkiG9w0DBzAO BggqhkiG9w0DAgICAIAwDQYIKoZIhvcNAwICAUAwBwYFKw4DAgcwDQYIKoZIhvcNAwICASgw gYUGCSsGAQQBgjcQBDF4MHYwYjELMAkGA1UEBhMCWkExJTAjBgNVBAoTHFRoYXd0ZSBDb25z dWx0aW5nIChQdHkpIEx0ZC4xLDAqBgNVBAMTI1RoYXd0ZSBQZXJzb25hbCBGcmVlbWFpbCBJ c3N1aW5nIENBAhB3ABpQ8FNDaoxXrTUNg/4RMIGHBgsqhkiG9w0BCRACCzF4oHYwYjELMAkG A1UEBhMCWkExJTAjBgNVBAoTHFRoYXd0ZSBDb25zdWx0aW5nIChQdHkpIEx0ZC4xLDAqBgNV BAMTI1RoYXd0ZSBQZXJzb25hbCBGcmVlbWFpbCBJc3N1aW5nIENBAhB3ABpQ8FNDaoxXrTUN g/4RMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBAQUABIIBACWwv6HXJ+CoqfTKkwk1b9Sxhe30mG0Oz1azBlKUls2C z11j25g8jKRkBJeP1ISYE7buCDkqWyefux7lp628NaUcGLCpn/3twzc7D9NyB36EzW1C5DyU VMqv4JmdgAHxyqWS39Aa40d+6NDN4NQxKL1giMq/tBVN/KlSX7twJQ1JhxVgofPoxkCduA4m zBVBuJOtj6F/7JehLk7PSvnOMLplb0kPlXj/L8F/Wu0QZ2Qx03USxFaoD8UvnKZWk2zvNKuQ 0/5OTFRILd3km7ZjhTGqObOoZ+EAf4zcCcwMxWpuy1+BDW+sF2ku5bsVylOJK5DXoBMzdlO4 GJ7FMR642XwAAAAAAAA= --------------ms050001040600020309010500--