Questions on processing smaller frame size

2009-02-24 Thread Siquijor Philips
Can someone explain why FreeBSD network throughput (both incoming and outgoing traffic) decreases when smaller frame size being processed? With smaller frame size, corresponding packet rate (packet/sec or pps) increases and experiencing dropped packets. What causes dropping of packets with small fr

Re: kern/89876: [txp] [patch] txp driver doesn't work with latest firmware 03.xxx.xxx

2009-02-24 Thread yongari
Synopsis: [txp] [patch] txp driver doesn't work with latest firmware 03.xxx.xxx State-Changed-From-To: feedback->patched State-Changed-By: yongari State-Changed-When: Wed Feb 25 01:51:48 UTC 2009 State-Changed-Why: Firmware image updated to the latest one. Responsible-Changed-From-To: freebsd-n

Re: HEADS UP: IFF_NEEDSGIANT consumers to be disabled, removed

2009-02-24 Thread Bruce Simpson
Robert Watson wrote: .. Just a reminder that 1 March is gradually approaching. It looks like the new USB stack is settling nicely, so I currently have no plans to defer the above schedule. Just to say: this is good news for 8.x, particularly for VIMAGE. Losing the Giant lock from the netwo

Re: HEADS UP: IFF_NEEDSGIANT consumers to be disabled, removed (was: Re: Wiki page for non-MPSAFE network stack de-orbit scheduling)

2009-02-24 Thread Robert Watson
On Mon, 16 Feb 2009, Robert Watson wrote: The following schedule is proposed, assuming nothing goes horribly wrong with the new USB code in the next few weeks, and remaining nits relating to USB network and 802.11 drivers are handled: 16 February 2009HEADS UP to lists (this e-mail) 0

Re: bad usage of the shutdown system call produce a packet with null ip addresses

2009-02-24 Thread david guéluy
Hi, A PR is submitted kern/132050: bad usage of the shutdown system call produce a packet with null ip addresses http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=132050 Le 24 févr. 09 à 00:32, Robert Watson a écrit : Definitely a bug -- could I ask you to file a PR on this, and forward me the