[linuxppc-embedded:] 8xx_io/enet.c

Kári Davíðsson kd at medcare.is
Tue Dec 10 23:05:09 EST 2002


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Reinhard Schwillinsky [mailto:rsw at maxxio.at]
> Sent: 10. desember 2002 10:43
> To: Kári Davíðsson
> Cc: linuxppc-embedded at lists.linuxppc.org
> Subject: Re: [linuxppc-embedded:] 8xx_io/enet.c
>
[snip snap]
> >
> > I am a litle unclear on the ethernet operation in whole.
>
> This has nothing to do with ethernet directly! Only a
> received ethernet
> packet cannot be stored. Higher protocols (f.e. TCP) should
> resend the
> missing data!

Yes that is the reason for my question... I.e. should I just trust the
TCP protocol....

But enabling CONFIG_ENET_BIG_BUFFERS got rid of the problem.

Thanks,

K.D.

>
>
> rgs Reinhard
>
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