[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1390604] Re: Outbound TCP Throughput drops to zero for several drivers

2014-11-07 Thread Rick Wright
This bug was not discovered by me. Instead, this is a tracking bug for getting an upstream fix included in Ubuntu. ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1390604] [NEW] Outbound TCP Throughput drops to zero for several drivers

2014-11-07 Thread Rick Wright
Public bug reported: There is a bug with TCP in kernel 3.16+ described as: "Some drivers are unable to perform TX completions in a bound time. They instead call skb_orphan() Problem is skb_fclone_busy() has to detect this case, otherwise we block TCP retransmits and can freeze unlucky tcp sessio