linux-kernel - Re: Vanilla-Kernel 3 - page allocation failure

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Date:	Mon, 24 Oct 2011 10:19:39 +0200
From:	Philipp Herz - Profihost AG <p.herz@...fihost.ag>
To:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
CC:	David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>,
	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>, s.priebe@...fihost.ag,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Vanilla-Kernel 3 - page allocation failure

Am 24.10.2011 10:01, schrieb Eric Dumazet:
> Le lundi 24 octobre 2011 à 09:21 +0200, Philipp Herz - Profihost AG a
> écrit :
>
>> does that mean that there was no firmware limitation with kernel 2.6.32
>> or that the tg3 module has any "disable warnings" flag matching
>> __GFP_NOWARN?
>>
>
> There is no __GFP_NOWARN trick on tg3.
>
> We tend to prefer to be notified of a memory problem, instead of
> hide ...
yes,
that's exactly what would like to understand in comparison to the 
behavior of kernel 2.6.32.

why does this notification show up now and never did before...

>
> By the way, apparently this driver drops the frame and doesnt increase
> tx_dropped device counter. A patch will follow.
fine

>
> Could you post your full dmesg ?
>
>
Currently i can not provide any further information, 'cause server has 
been restarted.

What exactly are you looking for?
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