Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2008 20:44:16 -0700 From: perryh@pluto.rain.com To: nightrecon@verizon.net Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 7.0-RELEASE getting terrible throughput using sk0 adapter Message-ID: <48bb6510.Dn/Wb%2BUYRWREI0Bb%perryh@pluto.rain.com> In-Reply-To: <g9fkl6$7eg$1@ger.gmane.org> References: <000001c90b7b$af814f60$0e83ee20$@com> <20080831181932.Q19288@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <000601c90b8f$c8a18ff0$59e4afd0$@com> <g9fkl6$7eg$1@ger.gmane.org>
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> Try disabling usb and firewire in BIOS. You may need to have > a tech there do it for you. Your box has the sk NIC and usb > sharing an irq. The NIC driver is MPSAFE but the usb stack is > still under the GIANT lock. Disable usb and the NIC driver > should perform better. Alternatively, to avoid involving the provider's tech support, could the OP get the same effect by building a kernel without USB?
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