Thread: 350M SHUB3 Puma Bug - TBB BQM Improvement
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Old 14-02-2018, 18:10   #7
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Re: SHUB3 Puma Bug - TBB BQM Improvement
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Originally Posted by Sephiroth View Post
Just so we all understand what has happened to the Hub 3, the code that handles ICMP packets (the BQM pings) has been shifted from the CPU (Puma 6) to one of the comms chips. At least that's my understanding. It makes the BQM look wonderful and does release the CPU to some extent to process the other protocols. However the periodic housekeeping interrupt still occurs. It could be classed as a cosmetic measure.
What is this "periodic housekeeping interrupt" that for me keeps occurring about every 80-100mins? It seemed to disappear throughout today but has popped up again. Is it now happening less often?
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