This kernel is killing me. I remember the funny days with 2.0.29...
/alfredo
>JuanJo Ciarlante wrote:
>>
>> On Thu, 19 Feb 1998, Doug ``Sherlock'' Ledford wrote:
>>
>> >[...]
>> >
>> > 1. Disable PCI Bus Optimization (CONFIG_PCI_OPTIMIZE). We already know
>> >[...]
>> > 2. Disable the CONFIG_SKB_LARGE option. This is too uniformly established
>> > in the problem machines not to be suspect.
>> >
>> > 3. IF you don't use it, then disable IP_MULTICAST support (although the
>> > kernel code may be fine for multicast support, individual drivers vary in
>> > how they handle this option, including some cards just go strictly into
>> > promisc.
>> >[...]
>> > 4. IP_MASQUERADING....well, this has been in there enough to be suspect,
>> > but we also know that it can work properly. Any problems with this code
>> > very well may be load/CPU speed/SKB_LARGE combinational dependant. If you
>> > don't need it, disable it. If you do need it, make sure you've done steps
>> > 1,2, and 3 to try and make sure this is reliable.
>> backport 2.1 softirq/refcnt'ed code is not just cut'n-paste, but will do
>> it if it's worth effort. Is it?
>
>I would wait and see if the suggestions I made help people first before
>going through the effort. It may be that they don't make any difference,
>who knows. They were only best guesses based upon the patterns I saw in the
>.config files.
>
>--
>
> Doug Ledford <dledford@dialnet.net>
> Opinions expressed are my own, but
> they should be everybody's.
>
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