linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/1] via-rhine: Fix hanging with high CPU load on low-end broads.

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Message-ID: <CACPM=kUhBydaVDQaxs7BaB_ZkFRa2p6cVme-77Gbsk+QDk=MFA@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Wed, 4 Jan 2012 08:59:14 +0100
From:	Bjarke Istrup Pedersen <gurligebis@...too.org>
To:	Francois Romieu <romieu@...zoreil.com>
Cc:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, shemminger@...tta.com,
	bhutchings@...arflare.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, rl@...lgate.ch
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] via-rhine: Fix hanging with high CPU load on low-end broads.

2012/1/3 Francois Romieu <romieu@...zoreil.com>:
> Bjarke Istrup Pedersen <gurligebis@...too.org> :
> [...]
>> Is there anything else I should try out?
>
> Your computer is supposed to be moderately underpowered. Find someone
> with an heavily overpowered one.

Hmm, thats gonna be difficult, since it's an on-board chip in the box,
so it's no possible to move it to something more powerful :)

>> Also, would it be possible to push these changes to mainline as
>
> Probably. There has not been much objection nor comments so far.

Nice, any objections David? :)

>> another CONFIG option (not sure if thats possible), so more people can
>> enable it and test it? :)
>
> I'd rather not. It would not be terribly elegant and more CONFIG options
> would not imply more testing.

I agree, but if we push these changes to mainline directly, there is
no need - it was more as a way of getting it to mainline, while still
keeping the old way around, if it was needed.

/Bjarke

> --
> Ueimor
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