Re: [URGENT ASSISTANCE REQUESTED] production machines dying
Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Mon, 24 Nov 1997 22:03:59 +0000 (GMT)
> > CONFIG_IP_ALWAYS_DEFRAG=y
> > CONFIG_IP_ACCT=y
>
> Linux has some problems with memory fragmentation, and using
> the CONFIG_IP_ALWAYS_DEFRAG option might get the kernel
> hanging in some network-memory-allocation loop...
No. Its an atomic allocation. It'll fail. Always defrag is however
an unusual option
> > CONFIG_NO_PATH_MTU_DISCOVERY=y
> ??? any 2.0 config guru can comment on this ???
Fine - a lot of folks use this
Alan