Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 03:48:56 -0700 From: Xin LI <delphij@delphij.net> To: gnn@freebsd.org Cc: net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: zonelimit issues... Message-ID: <48087C98.8060600@delphij.net> In-Reply-To: <m2hcdztsx2.wl%gnn@neville-neil.com> References: <m2hcdztsx2.wl%gnn@neville-neil.com>
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Hi, gnn@freebsd.org wrote: > Hi, > > I am wondering why this patch was never committed? > > http://people.freebsd.org/~delphij/misc/patch-zonelimit-workaround As its name said, it's a workaround :) I thought the bug was fixed by several ways, so the old bug resurfaced? > It does seem to address an issue I'm seeing where processes get into > the zonelimit state through the use of mbufs (a high speed UDP packet > receiver) but even after network pressure is reduced/removed the > process never gets out of that state again. Applying the patch fixed > the issue, but I'd like to have some discussion as to the general > merits of the approach. > > Unfortunately the test that currently causes this is tied very tightly > to code at work that I can't share, but I will hopefully be improving > mctest to try to exhibit this behavior. > > Best, > George > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-net@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-net-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- Xin LI <delphij@delphij.net> http://www.delphij.net/ FreeBSD - The Power to Serve!
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