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Date:      Mon, 14 Aug 2006 16:47:24 -0400
From:      John Baldwin <jhb@freebsd.org>
To:        "Matt Reimer" <mattjreimer@gmail.com>
Cc:        cvs-src@freebsd.org, src-committers@freebsd.org, cvs-all@freebsd.org, Pyun YongHyeon <yongari@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src/sys/dev/em if_em.c if_em.h
Message-ID:  <200608141647.25538.jhb@freebsd.org>
In-Reply-To: <f383264b0608141330p5ca124b8y6c4f2034a4b3eac4@mail.gmail.com>
References:  <200608140150.k7E1osuf005683@repoman.freebsd.org> <f383264b0608141330p5ca124b8y6c4f2034a4b3eac4@mail.gmail.com>

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On Monday 14 August 2006 16:30, Matt Reimer wrote:
> On 8/13/06, Pyun YongHyeon <yongari@freebsd.org> wrote:
> > yongari     2006-08-14 01:50:54 UTC
> >
> >   FreeBSD src repository
> >
> >   Modified files:
> >     sys/dev/em           if_em.c if_em.h
> >   Log:
> >   Overhaul Rx path to recover from mbuf cluster allocation failure.
> >    o Create one more spare DMA map for Rx handler to recover from
> >      bus_dmamap_load_mbuf_sg(9) failure.
> >    o Make sure to update status bit in Rx descriptors even if we failed
> >      to allocate a new buffer. Previously it resulted in stuck condition
> >      and em_handle_rxtx task took up all available CPU cycles.
> [snip]
> 
> Is it possible that the RELENG_4 if_em driver would suffer from the
> same problems, particularly the stuck/CPU-chewing problem?

It doesn't use bus_dma.

-- 
John Baldwin



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