Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2004 03:44:12 +0400 From: Andrey Chernov <ache@nagual.pp.ru> To: Bruce M Simpson <bms@spc.org> Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: network slowness/freez-up since update 10/11 Message-ID: <20041013234411.GA29777@nagual.pp.ru> In-Reply-To: <20041013232318.GN718@empiric.icir.org> References: <16749.29947.220930.46409@jerusalem.litteratus.org> <Pine.NEB.3.96L.1041013162621.84384S-100000@fledge.watson.org> <20041013232318.GN718@empiric.icir.org>
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On Wed, Oct 13, 2004 at 04:23:18PM -0700, Bruce M Simpson wrote: > On Wed, Oct 13, 2004 at 04:27:22PM -0400, Robert Watson wrote: > > There appears to bea problem with if_de cards and Giant-free operation. > > I'm working with John Baldwin to try and diagnose it. Could you try > > putting debug.mpsafenet=0 in /boot/loader.conf and reboot to confirm that > > this is what's going on? > > The de(4) driver is a bit of a mess as regards locking. > I had a look at this back in June/July but no longer have the hardware. > It would probably be best to bring it under IFF_NEEDSGIANT. Even with its locking mess it works perfectly in -current until late August. -- Andrey Chernov | http://ache.pp.ru/
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