After a kernel update from 2.6.16-gentoo-r12 to 2.6.17-gentoo-r4 I have noticed an extremely low performance of a CDMA modem using the ttyACM driver. Switching back to the older kernel returned the performance back to normal. I am using up-to date gentoo x86 pppd. The cdc-acm.c files differ only by some mutex locking mechanism between the two kernel versions. The kernel configurations were essentially the same (make oldconfig). I am using a two-core pentium laptop ACER8204wlmi.
Don' restrict bugs without any reason, please.
Please post "emerge --info" output to every bug that you file. Can you provide any numbers showing this slowdown? Can you reproduce this on the latest development kernel, currently 2.6.18-rc4?
see comment #2