RE: [git patches] net driver updates

2008-02-20 Thread Krishna Kumar2
Hi Divy, But the race doesn't exist even for LLTX drivers these days. There is no way two cpu's can execute the xmit handler at the same time. Thanks, - KK > > > > The first part of the patch removes the !netif_queue_stopped(dev). > > > > It opens the race discussed a while ago between Stephen

Re: [git patches] net driver updates

2008-02-20 Thread Krishna Kumar2
Hi Divy, > > Explain why, so I can include it in the changelog please... > > Hi Jeff, > > The first part of the patch removes the !netif_queue_stopped(dev). > It opens the race discussed a while ago between Stephen hemminger and > David Miller: > http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev=113383224512427=2

Re: [git patches] net driver updates

2008-02-20 Thread Krishna Kumar2
Hi Divy, Explain why, so I can include it in the changelog please... Hi Jeff, The first part of the patch removes the !netif_queue_stopped(dev). It opens the race discussed a while ago between Stephen hemminger and David Miller: http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdevm=113383224512427w=2 I

RE: [git patches] net driver updates

2008-02-20 Thread Krishna Kumar2
Hi Divy, But the race doesn't exist even for LLTX drivers these days. There is no way two cpu's can execute the xmit handler at the same time. Thanks, - KK The first part of the patch removes the !netif_queue_stopped(dev). It opens the race discussed a while ago between Stephen

Re: 2.6.24-rc8-mm1 : net tcp_input.c warnings

2008-01-24 Thread Krishna Kumar2
to large number of reports :-), could > somebody refresh my memory because I currently don't have time to dig it > up from archives (at least on this week). > > > -- > i. > > -- > [PATCH] [TCP]: NewReno must count every skb while marking losses > > NewReno should add cnt p

Re: 2.6.24-rc8-mm1 : net tcp_input.c warnings

2008-01-24 Thread Krishna Kumar2
with different kind of code than it in reality was). This should solve the WARN_ONs in TCP code that as a result of this triggered multiple times in every place we check for this invariant. Special thanks to Dave Young [EMAIL PROTECTED] and Krishna Kumar2 [EMAIL PROTECTED] for trying with my