Am 04.06.2010 um 02:02 schrieb Bruce Rogers: >>>> On 6/3/2010 at 04:51 PM, Greg KH <greg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> On Thu, Jun 03, 2010 at 04:17:34PM -0600, Bruce Rogers wrote: >>>>>> On 6/3/2010 at 03:03 PM, Greg KH <greg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>> On Thu, Jun 03, 2010 at 01:38:31PM -0600, Bruce Rogers wrote: >>>>> virtio_net: Add schedule check to napi_enable call >>>>> Under harsh testing conditions, including low memory, the guest would >>>>> stop receiving packets. With this patch applied we no longer see any >>>>> problems in the driver while performing these tests for extended >> periods >>>>> of time. >>>>> >>>>> Make sure napi is scheduled subsequent to each napi_enable. >>>>> >>>>> Signed-off-by: Bruce Rogers <brogers@xxxxxxxxxx> >>>>> Signed-off-by: Olaf Kirch <okir@xxxxxxx> >>>> >>>> I need a git commit id for this one as well. >>>> >>> >>> This one is not upstream. >> >> Then I can't include it in the -stable tree, so why are you sending it >> to me? :) >> >> thanks, >> >> greg k-h > > Good point! > Sorry about the confusion. > Bruce Is there any reason why this patch is not yet in the stable kernel? virtio_net is still crashing under heavy load in current vanilla kernel. This patch *might be* the solution. > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kvm" in > the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kvm" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
