Re: 2.2.7-pre3, SMP, 3c509

Wakko Warner (wakko@animx.eu.org)
Mon, 26 Apr 1999 17:04:05 -0400

> # FYI, linux locks up with heavy traffic and this card when used on an SMP
> # system. (I know it's been talked about before, but I think even 2.2.3 had
> # this problem)
>
> Yep... it locks up over here too (but with a BusLogic BT946 & NE2K clone).
> 2.2.6-arca1 doesn't apparently.

It doesn't seem to do it on the 3c905 card (pci) but it does on the isa
card. I went as far back as 2.2.1 and it still locks up (SMP of course)
Seems to be in all 2.2.x kernels

> G'day! <haven't seen a stable SMP kernel since 2.1.xx>

Um... It's been pretty stable on my home machine (the above machine is my
one at work.. Which unfortunately, the hdd died.)

[wakko@ani:/cdrom] grep -i proc /proc/cpuinfo
processor : 0
processor : 1
[wakko@ani:/cdrom] cat /proc/version
Linux version 2.2.3 (wakko@ani) (gcc version 2.7.2.3) #1 SMP Thu Mar 18
14:50:43 EST 1999
[wakko@ani:/cdrom] uptime
5:03pm up 29 days, 19:48h, 2 users, load average: 2.00, 2.00, 2.00
[wakko@ani:/cdrom]

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