netdev - Re: [PATCH net] r8169: fix NAPI handling under high load

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Date:   Sat, 20 Oct 2018 11:55:21 +0200
From:   Holger Hoffstätte <holger@...lied-asynchrony.com>
To:     Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>,
        David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Realtek linux nic maintainers <nic_swsd@...ltek.com>
Cc:     "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] r8169: fix NAPI handling under high load

On 10/17/18 22:07, Holger Hoffstätte wrote:
> On 10/17/18 21:27, Heiner Kallweit wrote:
> (snip)
>> Good to know. What's your kernel version and RTL8168 chip version?
>> Regarding the chip version the dmesg line with the XID would be relevant.
> 
> 4.18.15 + PDS (custom CPU scheduler) + cherry pickings from mainline.
> Applied both the original patch in this thread & bql, built fine.

Good news everyone! Been running with the new BQL patch for three days
now on 2 machines and not a single hang/reset, regardless of load.
Coupled with the original patch in this thread (already in mainline)
this looks pretty good!

So while I can only speak for myself & my hardware, here's a

Tested-by: Holger Hoffstätte <holger@...lied-asynchrony.com>

Thanks Heiner!

-h