On 06/05/2013 08:34 PM, Peter LaDow wrote:
> 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.

What about the pre-emption behavior of the kernel?  Namely Processor 
type and Features -> Preemption Model.  Are you using no preemption, or 
forced preemption?

-PJ

>
>> 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
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