Hi Mr Morton and all linux-kernel,
I have been experimenting with the 3C905C, trying
to get rid of the annoying e401 error (too much work
in interrupt).
I've tried using 64 as max_interrupt_work
and it solves completely
the e401 problem on this particular machine :
- yoda.rez-gif.supelec.fr (dns/proxy for 500 clients,
on a 10Mbits/s direct Internet connexion, local
network is 100Mbits/s)
ASUS P2B-DS
dual PII-350
512MB RAM (2*128+1*256)
3*IBM 18GB 10KT U2W SCSI
3C905C
S3 Virge
Linux Slackware-current, 2.2.19 or 2.4.4 both built for smp
with APIC.
Before setting max_interrupt_work at 64, the e401 error
could occur 20 times a day.
Now it doesn't occur anymore.
I have waited for a long time to test that on the
SMP PC because it is critical for our network.
I have tried to link these e401 messages with another
activity on the PC, like heavy I/O, to no avail. The
3C905C does 10 times as many interruptions as the SCSI
controller does. Lowering the max_interrupt_work creates
a lot more errors in the logs (all are e401).
On that second PC, the message still appears (very rarely though,
about once in two or three days. I cannot relate those
occurences to anything). It used to appear very often
(about 40 times a day).
I have tried to put the machine under stress (4 heavy FTP
transfers at once, each 400MB long, with 4 different
clients, connected in 100 MBits FD). The e401 message
has not appeared... I'm a bit at a loss here.
- lando.rez-gif.supelec.fr (FTP for the same network)
ABIT LX6
PII300
128MB RAM
IBM 8.4GB IDE (1st Master)
+ Maxtor 60GB IDE (2nd Master)
3C905C
S3 Virge
Linux Slackware-current, 2.4.4, ProFTPD
All our network is 100MBits Full Duplex, switched
with 3COM switches.
Best regards, thanks for all your work
François Cami
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