on 7-29-2008 9:48 AM Ian jonhson spake the following: > On Tue, Jul 29, 2008 at 3:25 PM, Luca Deri <deri-Q5Vr9lIqpUA at public.gmane.org> wrote: >> Ian >> from the trace below I don't see an error related to PF_RING but a >> soft-lockup (see below). >> >> I have tested PF_RING on 2.6.24 and .26 and have not experienced the problem >> you reported. > > hmm... I have restarted the operating system with CentOS's original kernel and > done again my experiments. I found that bug has not occurred again. > > I don't know why. Maybe, the traditional libpcap has no provided > enough capability > like PF_RING. Or, perhapse something wrong is indeed in patched kernel or Dell > hardware drivers. > > BTW, could you tell me what OS distribution you used in your testing PF_RING, > RedHat AS4 or Others? And what kernel source codes are downloaded, from > vendor's websites or www.kernel.org? > > I very thank you if you can recommend what OS distribution and what > kernel version > are put together can achieve the maximal stability. > > Thank anybody! > > > Ian If you need a newer kernel to use that patch, I would recommend something that runs more cutting edge for that server, maybe Gentoo or Fedora 9. I don't recommend patching CentOS with a new kernel as you lose the main benefit for using an Enterprise distro .. stability. I love CentOS, but no one distribution can be everything for everyone. That is why there are so many choices. -- MailScanner is like deodorant... You hope everybody uses it, and you notice quickly if they don't!!!! -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 258 bytes Desc: OpenPGP digital signature URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20080729/927aa40e/attachment-0003.sig>