Why packets getting dropped on the KVM guest with 8139cp drivers?
Issue
- Server is giving network time out error intermittently.
- Many RX packet drops with
8139cp
drivers.
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7
- Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM)
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