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Re: Problem with mbufs...


On Wed, 2002-12-18 at 09:29, M.PREM KUMAR wrote:
> 
> Hi Andrew,
> 
> 	I am using ecos version 1.3.1
                   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Here's your problem!  This code is terribly old and the network
stack has lots of problems, especially in the area of memory management.

Update to the latest CVS and your problems will probably go away.

> 
>  I made CYG_PKG_MEM_USAGE to double the size of default value. Still
>  there was no use.
> 
> regards
> prem.	
>   
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Wed, 18 Dec 2002, Andrew Lunn wrote:
> 
> > On Wed, Dec 18, 2002 at 06:04:50PM +0500, M.PREM KUMAR wrote:
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Hi Andrew,
> > > 
> > > 	First let me thankyou for the information provided.
> > > I am not using latest version of eCos. Is there any bug w.r.t mbufs in
> > > older version?
> > 
> > Depends on how old, but yes.
> >  
> > > 	Further, I am sorry I couldn't get your question, "Checking of
> > > receiver half of the code is not leaking as well"
> > > 	Can you kindly elaborate it.
> > 
> > ping sends and receives. You say you have checked eth_drv_tx_done. So
> > you have checked for leaks in mbufs used for transmitting. Have you
> > looked for leaks of mbufs when receiving the ICMP ECHO reply?
> > 
> > > Current value of CYGPKG_NET_MEM_USAGE  is 262144 (Default value). 
> > 
> > This controls the number of mbufs, clusters and memory pool. See
> > packages/net/tcpip/current/src/ecos/support.c If you want more mbufs,
> > increase this.
> > 
> > Also, please CC ecos-discuss@sources.redhat.com
> > 
> >       Andrew
> > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > rgds
> > > prem  
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > On Wed, 18 Dec 2002, Andrew Lunn wrote:
> > > 
> > > > Are you using the latest version of eCos from anoncvs?
> > > > 
> > > > > 	I am running ping program on our card (Uses MPC860 as base
> > > > > processor). When trying to send more pings, there is a warning of
> > > > > "eth_recv out of Mbufs" and I am not able to send further pings. Ethernet
> > > > > driver is calling eth_drv_tx_done() properly for freeing resources (in
> > > > > this case
> > > > > mbufs.) 
> > > > 
> > > > Have you checked that the receiver half of the code is not leaking as
> > > > well?
> > > > 
> > > > > I want to give a try by increasing amount of Mbufs. Can anyone tell how
> > > > > to increase the amount of MBufs. Further, if anyone already had a similar
> > > > > problem,  provide with the necessary information to solve. 
> > > > 
> > > > Increase CYGPKG_NET_MEM_USAGE.
> > > > 
> > > >          Andrew
> > > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > 
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> > 
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