CVSROOT: /cvs
Module name: src
Changes by: d...@cvs.openbsd.org 2011/06/14 18:03:00
Modified files:
sys/dev/pci : if_ix.c if_ix.h
Log message:
if the system runs out of mbufs and cannot provide any when filling
the rx ring, schedule a timeout to keep trying until it gets some.
a timeout is used here cos the chip doesnt have a way of reporting
if its out of descriptors or when there's a ring overflow. we have
to manage that ourselves in software.
mikeb reported this issue on an ipsec gateway. ipsec would consume
all the mbufs while they were stuck in crypto waiting for the cpu
to catch up, by which time it was too late to give more to the
hardware. without any rx descriptors the chip would never interrupt
and we'd never try to fill the ring again.
the fix was tested by and is ok mikeb@
