From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jan 31 17:29:13 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5239316A4CF for ; Mon, 31 Jan 2005 17:29:13 +0000 (GMT) Received: from sv07e.atm-tzs.kmjeuro.com (sv07e.atm-tzs.kmjeuro.com [193.81.94.207]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2B5D643D2D for ; Mon, 31 Jan 2005 17:29:12 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from k.joch@ctseuro.com) Received: from sv03 (adsl.sbg.kmjeuro.com [62.99.198.46]) (authenticated bits=0)j0VHT2dW016175 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5 bits=128 verify=NOT); Mon, 31 Jan 2005 18:29:03 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from k.joch@ctseuro.com) From: "Karl M. Joch" To: "'Max Laier'" Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2005 18:28:56 +0100 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.6353 Thread-Index: AcUHuldbZ0eALtJvRt+P1p+2dRoATQ== X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1441 In-Reply-To: <200501302233.57945.max@love2party.net> X-CTS-CTSTZS-Mailserver-Information: please visit www.ctseuro.com for further instructions. Protected by www.ctseuro.com X-CTS-CTSTZS-Mailserver: Found to be clean X-CTS-CTSTZS-Mailserver-From: k.joch@ctseuro.com cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: AW: Slow Network with rl0 and 5.3 X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2005 17:29:13 -0000 =20 Hello Max, your patch works like a charme. One of my guys tested it on 2 boxes and = it works now like it worked before. Speed is great again and we think about installing it on 2 production boxes where customers really have = problems. Is it save to patch production boxes with it? Many thanks, Keal > -----Urspr=FCngliche Nachricht----- > Von: Max Laier [mailto:max@love2party.net]=20 > Gesendet: Sonntag, 30. J=E4nner 2005 22:34 > An: isak@isak.is > Cc: Karl M. Joch; freebsd-stable@freebsd.org > Betreff: Re: Slow Network with rl0 and 5.3 >=20 > Hi, >=20 > can you try the attached patch (relative to RELENG_5). It=20 > disables batch=20 > transfers from the system queue to the driver - an=20 > optimization introduced=20 > while enabling rl(4) for ALTQ. Please let me know if it improves the=20 > situation. If it does, this is a sign of a more fundamental=20 > problem in the=20 > driver locking (or the card timing) and needs further evaluation. >=20 > Thanks. >=20 > On Sunday 30 January 2005 22:12, =CDsak Ben. wrote: > > I had a similar problem on a few boxes, you should check=20 > the mailing list > > archives for a recent discussion on how crappy the realtec=20 > nic's are. > > > > > > -- > > =CDsak Ben, > > http://www.isak.is > > > > ---------- Original Message ----------- > > From: "Karl M. Joch" > > To: > > Sent: Sun, 30 Jan 2005 19:10:57 +0100 > > Subject: Slow Network with rl0 and 5.3 > > > > > hello, > > > > > > after upgrading to 5.3 (cvsup) i have a lot of network=20 > problems with > > > realtec 8139 cards. these cards worked fine with 4.x and=20 > 5.2.1. the > > > network is slowing down heavily without seeing any=20 > problems reports on > > > console or syslog (*.* logged). are there any known=20 > problems with these > > > card and 5.3? this happens on different servers updated=20 > since the last 2 > > > weeks. > > > > > > many thanks, > > > > > > karl >=20 > --=20 > /"\ Best regards, | mlaier@freebsd.org > \ / Max Laier | ICQ #67774661 > X http://pf4freebsd.love2party.net/ | mlaier@EFnet > / \ ASCII Ribbon Campaign | Against HTML Mail and News >=20