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RE: [Xen-users] GPLPV + 32-bit Win2003R2 + Xen-3.3 unstable

To: "Iyer, Anoop" <anoop.iyer@xxxxxxx>, <xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: [Xen-users] GPLPV + 32-bit Win2003R2 + Xen-3.3 unstable
From: "James Harper" <james.harper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2008 13:03:04 +1100
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> 
> > Can you please try disabling checksum offload and large send offload
> > in the advanced properties of the adapter?
> 
> Thank you James -- that seems to do the trick. With this workaround I
> was able to sustain 40 MB/s of traffic from an external client to my
VM
> for 500 seconds so far.
> 
> If this issue will be fixed in a later release of the GPLPV drivers,
> I'll be glad to test it. If not, I'll continue using this workaround.

I'm not completely convinced that it's actually a problem with the GPLPV
drivers. The same issues have been reported with Linux PV domains. I'll
keep my eye on it though.

James

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