Re: new ipdelay= option for faster netboot

2009-08-17 Thread David Miller
From: Denys Vlasenko Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2009 06:56:53 +0200 > Since DHCP and any other networking activity like TCP connects > accomodate packet loss, things should work even without any delay > in kernel IP config code. The delay will be just shifted to the > moment when first DHCP/TCP/whatever n

Re: new ipdelay= option for faster netboot

2009-08-17 Thread Willy Tarreau
On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 07:45:33PM -0700, da...@lang.hm wrote: > On Mon, 17 Aug 2009, Rick Jones wrote: > > >David Miller wrote: > >>I have card/switch combinations that take up to 10 seconds to > >>negotiate a proper link. > > > >Gotta love it when things adhere to specs... > > the default on Ci

Re: new ipdelay= option for faster netboot

2009-08-17 Thread Denys Vlasenko
On Tuesday 18 August 2009 03:27, David Miller wrote: > From: Tim Bird > Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:24:26 -0700 > > > David Miller wrote: > >> I have card/switch combinations that take up to 10 seconds to > >> negotiate a proper link. > > > > What types of delays are these timeouts supposed to > >

Re: new ipdelay= option for faster netboot

2009-08-17 Thread david
On Mon, 17 Aug 2009, Rick Jones wrote: David Miller wrote: I have card/switch combinations that take up to 10 seconds to negotiate a proper link. Gotta love it when things adhere to specs... the default on Cisco switches is to wait 30 seconds before fully enabling the port so that it can l

Re: new ipdelay= option for faster netboot

2009-08-17 Thread David Miller
From: Tim Bird Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:40:48 -0700 > David Miller wrote: >> From: Tim Bird >> Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:24:26 -0700 >> >>> David Miller wrote: I have card/switch combinations that take up to 10 seconds to negotiate a proper link. >>> What types of delays are these tim

Re: new ipdelay= option for faster netboot

2009-08-17 Thread Tim Bird
David Miller wrote: > From: Tim Bird > Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:24:26 -0700 > >> David Miller wrote: >>> I have card/switch combinations that take up to 10 seconds to >>> negotiate a proper link. >> What types of delays are these timeouts supposed to >> cover? > > The problem is that if you don't

Re: new ipdelay= option for faster netboot

2009-08-17 Thread Rick Jones
David Miller wrote: I have card/switch combinations that take up to 10 seconds to negotiate a proper link. Gotta love it when things adhere to specs... rick jones has also experienced nic/whatnot combinations that are far from IEEE specs... :( -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "u

Re: new ipdelay= option for faster netboot

2009-08-17 Thread David Miller
From: Tim Bird Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:24:26 -0700 > David Miller wrote: >> I have card/switch combinations that take up to 10 seconds to >> negotiate a proper link. > > What types of delays are these timeouts supposed to > cover? The problem is that if you don't first give at least some time

Re: new ipdelay= option for faster netboot

2009-08-17 Thread Tim Bird
David Miller wrote: > From: Tim Bird > Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:35:01 -0700 > >> Tim Bird wrote: >>> See the definitions of CONF_PRE_OPEN and CON_POST_OPEN >>> in net/ipv4/ipconfig.c >>> >>> They are set to ridiculously long values. In my experience, >>> you can cut them down considerably with

Re: new ipdelay= option for faster netboot

2009-08-17 Thread David Miller
From: Tim Bird Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:35:01 -0700 > Tim Bird wrote: >> See the definitions of CONF_PRE_OPEN and CON_POST_OPEN >> in net/ipv4/ipconfig.c >> >> They are set to ridiculously long values. In my experience, >> you can cut them down considerably with no dangerous side >> effects (b

new ipdelay= option for faster netboot (was Re: New fast(?)-boot results on ARM)

2009-08-17 Thread Tim Bird
Tim Bird wrote: > See the definitions of CONF_PRE_OPEN and CON_POST_OPEN > in net/ipv4/ipconfig.c > > They are set to ridiculously long values. In my experience, > you can cut them down considerably with no dangerous side > effects (but I haven't asked the network guys about the > possible downsi

Re: New fast(?)-boot results on ARM

2009-08-17 Thread Tim Bird
Robert Schwebel wrote: > On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 10:04:57PM +0200, Denys Vlasenko wrote: >>> [ �5.082616] < �0.007992> RPC: Registered tcp transport module. >>> [ �5.605159] < �0.522543> eth0: config: auto-negotiation on, 100FDX, >>> 100HDX, 10FDX, 10HDX. >>> [ �6.602621] < �0.997462> IP-Config: C