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Problem with mbufs...


> Hi,
> 
>    I updated to latest version of ecos2.0 (16-12-02) taken source from
> ecoscentric and ported on our custom board (MPC860 based). 
>    Still we are facing the problems with  mbufs especially when we give
>  flood ping of size 1500 (pkt size). 
> 
> 	eg. ping -f -s 1500 <ip-addr>   will immediately start giving
> "warning: eth_recv out of mbufs".
> 
>   
> 
> regards
> prem.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 18 Dec 2002, Gary Thomas wrote:
> 
> > 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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