Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 10:12:49 -0700 From: Jack Vogel <jfvogel@gmail.com> To: Arnaud Lacombe <lacombar@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org, Doug Barton <dougb@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: igb(4) won't start with "igb0: Could not setup receive structures" Message-ID: <AANLkTikphz3arM6L4=%2BiZ7oD_VFYMWmPkvcSGpx-JZGd@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <AANLkTimpoWBUcjKx3rRgwGYb31aush0_AkrULrPA%2BEk9@mail.gmail.com> References: <4D923931.2070606@zonov.org> <AANLkTimnnDbtVVaK=yhozEmqxTAp3hudNbEVA6F6pbnq@mail.gmail.com> <4D92BB71.5000900@FreeBSD.org> <AANLkTi=z3J2ddUJ%2BcwCD3YWuy8L973k9foC0SQLgTGRC@mail.gmail.com> <4D935DF6.90906@FreeBSD.org> <AANLkTimpoWBUcjKx3rRgwGYb31aush0_AkrULrPA%2BEk9@mail.gmail.com>
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On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 10:06 AM, Arnaud Lacombe <lacombar@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 12:44 PM, Doug Barton <dougb@freebsd.org> wrote: > > On 3/30/2011 7:19 AM, Arnaud Lacombe wrote: > >> > >> Hi, > >> > >> On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 1:11 AM, Doug Barton<dougb@freebsd.org> wrote: > > > >> The only things I've been able to get from Jack is "We, at Intel, test > >> em(4) at 256k nmbclusters. We do not have problem. If you have > >> problem, raise nmbcluster.". 256k nmbcluster in my environment is not > >> acceptable. > >> > >>> Meanwhile, there are times where memory IS a constraint, and there are > >>> some > >>> things you can't do without more of it. > >>> > >> yes, but the driver should not need a manual reset between the time > >> resource are (heavily) scarce and the time it became available again. > > > > If you're facing that situation then obviously your system is constrained > by > > hardware. > No. We are taking about exceptional recoverable situation not handled > by the software, it should not bring the complete system down. If > you're swapping code has defect, you do not tell one to buy more RAM > not to trigger the defective code, you fix the code. The situation is > similar here. > > The code that got put in the driver has a response to this "unrecoverable situation", you've flamed me and the code, but you've not demonstrated it does not work. Both Beezar and myself have tried to have a civil discussion over the matter and you just have gotten rude. As demonstrated in this email thread. I don't know about you, but I have feelings, and you've been insensitive to them. So quote chapters and verses all you like, I'm DONE with this. Jack
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