Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2012 23:41:40 +0400 From: Andrey Zonov <andrey@zonov.org> To: Kai Gallasch <gallasch@free.de> Cc: freebsd-stable <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: FreeBSD 9.0 - BCE_JUMBO_HDRSPLIT kernel option for bce device still needed? Message-ID: <4F985374.9080807@zonov.org> In-Reply-To: <EABC85F6-8684-428A-854E-16EF9EDCDE7F@free.de> References: <EABC85F6-8684-428A-854E-16EF9EDCDE7F@free.de>
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On 4/19/12 11:11 PM, Kai Gallasch wrote: > Hi. > > I found the comment below in an older 8.1 kernel config file. > > # BCE_JUMBO_HDRSPLIT > # freebsd-current@freebsd.org/2009-11/msg00065.html > # [The bce driver does not have a memory leak, > # it does however have a bug which causes memory > # fragmentation leading to denied mbuf allocation.] > #=20 > # You need to put "options BCE_JUMBO_HDRSPLIT" > # In your kernel to enable the work arround. > > Is the kernel option BCE_JUMBO_HDRSPLIT still needed for a FreeBSD 9 kernel if you use the bce device (broadcom) ? > I find it in the 9.0 kernel LINT file but it's not part of the GENERIC kernel. > Hi, There is no such option in the kernel anymore, instead there is hw.bce.hdr_split tunable which is turn on by default. -- Andrey Zonov
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