Re: [PATCH] if_sk(4) rx/tx "hangs"

From: Bjoern A. Zeeb <bzeeb-lists_at_lists.zabbadoz.net>
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 18:55:35 +0000 (UTC)
On Mon, 15 Nov 2004, David Kleiner wrote:

Hi,

> Here is what I get when trying to load up the if_sk.ko module:
>
...
> Nov 15 15:31:58 macropus kernel: sk0: no memory for jumbo buffers!
> Nov 15 15:31:58 macropus kernel: sk0: jumbo buffer allocation failed
> Nov 15 15:31:58 macropus kernel: device_attach: sk0 attach returned 12

I had seen this too some weeks ago when loading and unloading the
if_sk.ko repeatedly but I haven't been able to reproduce afterwards.

> This is an Asus "A8V Deluxe (v. 2.0) K8T800 No-WiFi/A" and 6.0-CURRENT
> built on Sat Nov 13 12:08:59 PST 2004.
>
> I also had it crashed while running a 700MB bittorrent transfer (stock
> py-bittorrent) but did not get a crash dump.  The stack trace pointed
> at problem with networking and calling "panic" at the db> prompt
> wedged it solid.

you may perhaps want to update to lastest version which adds some
locking in the jumbo buffer memory functions. This should hopefully
help you.

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Bjoern A. Zeeb				bzeeb at Zabbadoz dot NeT
Received on Tue Nov 16 2004 - 18:00:10 UTC

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