Re: eepro100 woes -> linux memory issue

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> no, these packets arent being queued...they are being dumped before being
> queued (why would you queue a packet that you know is bad?). Thats the issue.

These frames have what - framing errors and bad crc ?

> So, are you saying that there is no way to explicity free memory for
> immediate use? The issue with the eepro driver is that it doesnt recover
> even when the traffic subsides, which has nothing to do with the fact that
> there is no memory available to fill the buffers in the first place.

I still dont think main memory is related to the current eepro100 problems at
all - lack of it or otherwise. If you fired invalid frames at it then Im
convinced it doesnt.


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