Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2006 13:37:41 +0400 From: Gleb Smirnoff <glebius@FreeBSD.org> To: Pyun YongHyeon <pyunyh@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: call for bge(4) testers Message-ID: <20060823093741.GF96644@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20060822042023.GC12848@cdnetworks.co.kr> References: <20060822042023.GC12848@cdnetworks.co.kr>
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On Tue, Aug 22, 2006 at 01:20:23PM +0900, Pyun YongHyeon wrote: P> After fixing em(4) watchdog bug, I looked over bge(4) and I think P> bge(4) may suffer from the same issue. So if you have seen occasional P> watchdog timeout errors on bge(4) please give the attached patch a try. P> The patch does fix false watchdog timeout error only. P> Typical pheonoma for false watchdog timeout error are P> o polling(4) fix the issue P> o random watchdog error P> P> If my patch fix the issue you could see the following messages. P> "missing Tx completion interrupt!" or "link lost -- resetting" I still think that this fix is incorrect. It is just a more gentle recovery from a fake watchdog timeout. The more I think, the more I doubt that we really need the watchdog infrastructure that comes from old days. -- Totus tuus, Glebius. GLEBIUS-RIPN GLEB-RIPE
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