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From: Jarek Poplawski <jarkao2@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: large packet loss take2 2.6.31.x
Date: Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:42:06 +0100
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Cc: Frans Pop <elendil@planet.nl>, Andi Kleen <andi@firstfloor.org>,
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On Fri, Nov 27, 2009 at 05:35:34PM -0500, Caleb Cushing wrote:
> > I doubt bisecting is a good idea with so unpredictable bug. First, you
> > should make sure it's not a hardware problem, so go back to the kernel
> > you trust most, and give it a really long try with a few recompilations
> > after slightly changing the config. Btw, I wonder if you tried e1000e
> > module parameters like IntMode=0 or 1.
> 
> no, how do I set those?

modprobe -r e1000e
modprobe e1000e IntMode=0

Jarek P.