On 6/5/13, Ronciak, John <[email protected]> wrote: > So I have a couple of questions. Does this happen with a non-preemptive > kernel? I understand that you probably need to use a preemptive kernel but > for testing purposes it would be good to know. We don't always test with > preemptive kernels.
Hmmm... If you mean no RT patches, then yes. On a vanilla 3.0.80 kernel. > When doing the up/down transitions is there system under test? I mean > sending and receiving packets? If it is what is the load like? Does > changing the load make a difference? Does stopping the network traffic > first make a difference in the outcome? Yes, the load makes a difference. On a silent network (or no link at all) this does not occur. Our network is quite busy. It isn't sending much (perhaps DHCP discovers and some IPv6 stuff). Thanks, Pete ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ How ServiceNow helps IT people transform IT departments: 1. A cloud service to automate IT design, transition and operations 2. Dashboards that offer high-level views of enterprise services 3. A single system of record for all IT processes http://p.sf.net/sfu/servicenow-d2d-j _______________________________________________ E1000-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/e1000-devel To learn more about Intel® Ethernet, visit http://communities.intel.com/community/wired
