Subject: Re: LFS writes and network receive (too much splhigh?)
To: Jason Thorpe <thorpej@shagadelic.org>
From: Thor Lancelot Simon <tls@rek.tjls.com>
List: tech-net
Date: 10/22/2006 18:53:36
On Sun, Oct 22, 2006 at 03:51:16PM -0700, Jason Thorpe wrote:
> 
> So, the next step is to determine a few pieces of info from the  
> network driver:
> 
> 1- How many packets are being serviced per interrupt?  When the rate  
> drops, you should see this number go UP.  If it does not go up, then  
> it means packets are not actually arriving, right?
> 
> 2- Does the Ethernet chip ever report that a packet was dropped  
> because the ring buffer filled up?

Ugh, the bge driver.  I'll see what I can squeeze out of it.

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  Thor Lancelot Simon	                                     tls@rek.tjls.com

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