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Re: BNX driver problem when mbuf clusters run out



On Thu, Apr 19, 2012 at 07:39:33PM -0400, Beverly Schwartz wrote:
> Note, there is another condition in which we recycle mbufs,
> which suffers from the same problem.

The easiest approach for this is generally to invert the order. *First*
try to obtain an mbuf for the list. If that fails, just drop the newly
received packet. That avoids most of the complications.

Joerg


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