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Re: [Fwd: Re: possible bug x86 2.4.2 SMP in IP receive stack]

To: jamal <hadi@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Fwd: Re: possible bug x86 2.4.2 SMP in IP receive stack]
From: "David S. Miller" <davem@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2001 12:02:52 -0800 (PST)
Cc: Bob Felderman <feldy@xxxxxxxx>, <ak@xxxxxx>, <andrewm@xxxxxxxxxx>, <kuznet@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <netdev@xxxxxxxxxxx>, <pp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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jamal writes:
 > Unless your NIC knows how to use those patches, this sounds strange.

He's using fragmented UDP packets, so the lazy receive defrag stuff
(ie. 2 copies turn into 1) work wonders.

Later,
David S. Miller
davem@xxxxxxxxxx


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