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author | Robert Watson <rwatson@FreeBSD.org> | 2004-08-28 17:08:30 +0000 |
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committer | Robert Watson <rwatson@FreeBSD.org> | 2004-08-28 17:08:30 +0000 |
commit | c1c94d5cdca8ff716ccd8c1612417f52c098b13f (patch) | |
tree | 8f10b5e88b9b0b086f8b1ed634262de1a71d408d /UPDATING | |
parent | 3e41e813b75a3c0f8ccabf2a60fc9b400ccbd854 (diff) | |
download | src-c1c94d5cdca8ff716ccd8c1612417f52c098b13f.tar.gz src-c1c94d5cdca8ff716ccd8c1612417f52c098b13f.zip |
Add an updating entry for the recent change in network stack locking
default for debug.mpsafenet, pointing at the recent announcement and
things to try if instability is experienced.
Notes
Notes:
svn path=/head/; revision=134447
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@@ -23,6 +23,19 @@ NOTE TO PEOPLE WHO THINK THAT FreeBSD 6.x IS SLOW: developers choose to disable these features on build machines to maximize performance. +20040828: + The default configuration for the network stack has been changed + such that it now runs without the Giant lock unless configured + otherwise. If you experience network-related instability, you + may wish to try setting "debug.mpsafenet=0" or compiling the + kernel with "options NET_WITH_GIANT". Details on the netperf + project may be found at: + + http://www.watson.org/~robert/freebsd/netperf/ + + Including the 20040828 announcement of configuration change + details. + 20040827: PFIL_HOOKS are a fixed part of the network stack now and do not need to be specified in the kernel configuration file anymore. |