From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Caleb Cushing Subject: Re: large packet loss take2 2.6.31.x Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:06:30 -0500 Message-ID: <81bfc67a0911250606k1ec76354n217da9ca20b3517c@mail.gmail.com> References: <81bfc67a0911232217n41b9ac02w3b7770b789e5d209@mail.gmail.com> <20091124111946.GA7883@ff.dom.local> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: e1000-devel@lists.sourceforge.net, netdev@vger.kernel.org, Frans Pop , Jesse Brandeburg , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Andi Kleen , Jeff Kirsher To: Jarek Poplawski Return-path: In-Reply-To: <20091124111946.GA7883@ff.dom.local> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: e1000-devel-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net List-Id: netdev.vger.kernel.org > Alas it's not all information I asked. E.g. "netstat -s before faulty > kernel" and "netstat -s after faulty kernel" seem to be the same file: > netstat_after.slave4.log.gz. sorry I guess I misunderstood what you wanted? (or maybe I just dorked it when I created all the files) I upped a netstat -s from a good kernel shortly after reboot. > Anyway, since there are problems with > getting stats from the router we still can't compare them, or check > for the dropped stats. (Btw, could you check for /proc/net/softnet_stat > yet?) router? good kernel? bad kernel? > So, it might be the kernel problem you reported, but there is not > enough data to prove it. Then my proposal is to try to repeat this > problem in more "testing friendly" conditions - preferably against > some other, more up-to-date linux box, if possible? yeah 2.6.31.6 works on my laptop fine I'll just have to see about getting a direct connection to it. probably do that after I bring the other NIC back from home, on thanksgiving. -- Caleb Cushing http://xenoterracide.blogspot.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july