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Delay in starting NetKVM Ethernet Adapter with high queues of Qemu netdev

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      What were you trying to do that didn't work?
      QE was attempting to restart the netkvm ethernet adapter on a Win11 using the `.\netkvmco.exe restart 0` command. The expected behavior was that the adapter would restart promptly within a few seconds. However, the restart process takes significantly longer than expected.

       

      Please provide the package NVR for which bug is seen:

      • virtio-win-prewhql-0.1-258
      • kernel-5.14.0-443.el9.x86_64
      • edk2-ovmf-20240214-2.el9.noarch
      • qemu-kvm-core-9.0.0-3.el9.x86_64
      • swtpm-0.8.0-1.el9.x86_64

      How reproducible:
      100%

      Steps to reproduce
      1. Set the Queues of Qemu netdev as a high value (e.g. 10, 20 and 40)
      2. Restart the NetKVM Ethernet Adapter:

      • Execute the `date` command to check the current system time
      • Run the command `.\netkvmco.exe restart 0` to restart the netkvm ethernet adapter
      • Execute the `date` command to check the current system time

      3. Observe the restart Time

      Expected results
      The netkvm ethernet adapter should restart promptly within a few seconds.

      Actual results
      For instance, with queues=40, the restart took about 75 seconds.

      Addition notes:
      QE will upload all the test snapshots for debugging purposes.

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              yuri.benditovich Yuri Benditovich
              rh-ee-wji Wenkang Ji
              Meirav Dean Meirav Dean
              Wenkang Ji Wenkang Ji
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