netdev - Re: r8169 regression: UDP packets dropped intermittantly

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Message-ID: <20130311000216.GA31808@zoreil.com>
Date:	Mon, 11 Mar 2013 01:02:16 +0100
From:	Francois Romieu <romieu@...eil.com>
To:	Jonathan Woithe <jwoithe@...ad.com.au>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: r8169 regression: UDP packets dropped intermittantly

Jonathan Woithe <jwoithe@...ad.com.au> :
[...]
> While we can rely on the retry system to paper over this regression, the
> behaviour of earlier kernels suggests that there is a real issue at play. 
> Is there any chance that this can be looked at ?

Yes.

You'll have to be a bit patient since I still have to spend a pair of non
worked hours on a compromised system. :o/

Take it for what it's worth but I don't test much with PREEMPT, NOHZ or
SLUB and I never tried all those at the same time.

-- 
Ueimor
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