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Subject: Re: igb enable_aim or flow_control causing tcp stalls?
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jack Vogel" <jfvogel@gmail.com>


>I have no idea... but as a matter of principle I would see if updating to
> later code,
> both OS and especially the driver, reproduces the issue. Our validation
> group often has Linux as a link partner in testing, which can be good and bad,
> it actually sometimes has problems that FBSD on both sides doesn't.

Confirmed tcp connections still stall with the target running the latest 8-STABLE
as of today.
dev.igb.0.%desc: Intel(R) PRO/1000 Network Connection version - 2.2.3

Really running out of ideas to even try here now :(

    Regards
    Steve

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