[openib-general] Re: ib0: ipoib_ib_post_receive failed for buf 111 ib0: failed to allocate receive buffer

[Michael S. Tsirkin]

Quoting r. Roland Dreier <rolandd at cisco.com>:
> Subject: Re: ib0: ipoib_ib_post_receive failed for buf 111 ib0: failed to allocate receive buffer
> 
>     Michael> Yes, it seems that if such an allocation fails IPoIB may
>     Michael> never repost the receive buffer. Is that right?
> 
> I think so.
> 
> My plan is to change the receive handling of IPoIB slightly, so that
> if it can't allocate a new receive buffer, it reposts the old buffer
> and drops the packet it just received.

Sounds like a good idea.

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MST