Re: bad networking related lag in v2.6.22-rc2

From: Anant Nitya
Date: Wed May 23 2007 - 01:41:37 EST


On Tuesday 22 May 2007 11:52:33 Ingo Molnar wrote:
> * Anant Nitya <kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > I think I already found the bug, please try if this patch helps.
> >
> > Sorry, but this patch is not helping here. I recompiled the kernel
> > with this patch but same load pattern still make system to crawl.
> >
> > Here is the link for script I use to shape traffic.
> >
> > http://cybertek.info/taitai/adslbwopt.sh
>
> could you also apply the fix for the softirq problem below, to make sure
> it does not interact?
>
> Ingo
>
> Index: linux/kernel/sched.c
> ===================================================================
> --- linux.orig/kernel/sched.c
> +++ linux/kernel/sched.c
> @@ -4212,9 +4212,7 @@ int __sched cond_resched_softirq(void)
> BUG_ON(!in_softirq());
>
> if (need_resched() && system_state == SYSTEM_RUNNING) {
> - raw_local_irq_disable();
> - _local_bh_enable();
> - raw_local_irq_enable();
> + local_bh_enable();
> __cond_resched();
> local_bh_disable();
> return 1;

Hi Ingo
Above patch does solve __ soft_irq_pending __ problem. I am running this patch
with kernel 2.6.21.1 since last day doing all kinda things but haven't
encountered any __ NOHZ: local_softirq_pending __. But network lag that I am
seeing since 2.6.22-rc1 is still there even with this patch applied. If you
need any more information please do ask. Meanwhile I will do gitbisect as
suggested by linus to find out the specific commit that introduced this
problem and will inform once I find it. Its good to see system running
without any __ local_softirq_problem __ :)

Regards
Ananitya

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