From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jan 29 13:38:27 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 36BC110656AB for ; Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:38:27 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from marco@goofy.tols.org) Received: from goofy.tols.org (goofy.tols.org [83.163.60.200]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9135A8FC21 for ; Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:38:25 +0000 (UTC) Received: from goofy.tols.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by goofy.tols.org (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id o0TDcOJw024454 for ; Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:38:24 GMT (envelope-from marco@goofy.tols.org) Received: (from marco@localhost) by goofy.tols.org (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id o0TDcO8A024453 for freebsd-stable@freebsd.org; Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:38:24 GMT (envelope-from marco) Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:38:24 +0000 From: Marco van Tol To: FreeBSD STABLE Message-ID: <20100129133824.GE23403@goofy.tols.org> Mail-Followup-To: FreeBSD STABLE References: <147432021001242047k659a26d0s44b35164920aeb74@mail.gmail.com> <95D3CB82-BC44-491D-86E4-5CB82F89C0FC@nokia.com> <147432021001250825p202914a7ka5a2c1d28d96bac3@mail.gmail.com> <20100125182257.GG1187@michelle.cdnetworks.com> <147432021001251038r69393ab3m1a797e58f9fa905a@mail.gmail.com> <02307620-ECDC-4E8B-A5B1-FF8491E226C4@nokia.com> <33c6b0bc1001252031k508426bfh25fad65e9223d87@mail.gmail.com> <147432021001260900p60ed1804t97392d2dff5cd244@mail.gmail.com> <20100128121701.GB9408@goofy.tols.org> <2a41acea1001281116k7d14cc26x120f9960ab14d19d@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <2a41acea1001281116k7d14cc26x120f9960ab14d19d@mail.gmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i Subject: Re: em interface slow down on 8.0R X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:38:27 -0000 On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 11:16:02AM -0800, Jack Vogel wrote: > I am investigating it, and have a suspicion about what's going on, you can > assist in verifying my suspicion. In if_em.c search for "em_setup_vlan_hw", > you will find a compile time option that uses that only if FreeBSD_version > is > 700029, hack the code however you wish so that it uses the OLD way > (ie that it never calls em_setup_vlan_hw_support()) and see if that makes > the issue disappear. Oh good, I will try that and let you know about the result first chance I get. Should be days rather then hours, but I'll make it asap. > If you have any problems or questions email me directly. Will do, thanks! Marco > On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 4:17 AM, Marco van Tol wrote: > > > On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 09:00:35AM -0800, Nick Rogers wrote: > > > Is it advisable to patch 8.0-RELEASE kernel sources with the latest > > > (CURRENT) em driver (i.e., src/sys/dev/e1000)? It looks like there are > > some > > > updates to the driver since 8.0-RELEASE that may fix some problems? > > > > While on the em subject, forgive me if I mail this to the inappropriate > > place, but is there any ETA on progress for bug kern/141646? > > > > I'm currently suffering from it and would be willing to provide needed > > assistance for fixing it. > > > > Thank you very much in advance, > > > > Marco van Tol -- Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt. - Abraham Lincoln