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Date:      Thu, 7 Dec 2006 15:41:12 +0300
From:      Gleb Smirnoff <glebius@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Andre Oppermann <andre@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        Perforce Change Reviews <perforce@FreeBSD.org>, Paolo Pisati <piso@FreeBSD.org>
Subject:   Re: PERFORCE change 111230 for review
Message-ID:  <20061207124112.GW32700@FreeBSD.org>
In-Reply-To: <4578070A.2030609@freebsd.org>
References:  <200612062319.kB6NJgsq031755@repoman.freebsd.org> <20061207110225.GU32700@FreeBSD.org> <4578070A.2030609@freebsd.org>

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On Thu, Dec 07, 2006 at 01:20:26PM +0100, Andre Oppermann wrote:
A> Gleb Smirnoff wrote:
A> >On Wed, Dec 06, 2006 at 11:19:42PM +0000, Paolo Pisati wrote:
A> >P> http://perforce.freebsd.org/chv.cgi?CH=111230
A> >P> 
A> >P> Change 111230 by piso@piso_newluxor on 2006/12/06 23:19:06
A> >P> 
A> >P> 	To workaround a problem when an mbuf is bigger than MCLBYTES
A> >P> 	(and thus not handled by m_megapullup()), introduce & use
A> >P> 	m_jumbo16pullup() that uses 16k jumbo size cluster.
A> >P> 	
A> >P> 	This problem only showed up on traffic generated on a box with 
A> >P> 	a nic tso enabled.
A> >
A> >Paolo,
A> >
A> >this isn't a fix. Another application will do write(,, 16k + 1) and
A> >m_jumbo16pullup() will fail again. Please backout it, it is a hack.
A> >
A> >We need to fix TSO in such way that real packets, that will be
A> >transmitted to wire, will be passed to pfil handlers.
A> 
A> That is not possible.

ATM this should be at least documented behavior. And a solution should
be thought, because pfil must see real packets, not their precursors.

-- 
Totus tuus, Glebius.
GLEBIUS-RIPN GLEB-RIPE



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