| Bug ID | 1574 |
|---|---|
| Summary | bnxt dropping all packets when memory is low |
| Product | DPDK |
| Version | 23.11 |
| Hardware | All |
| OS | All |
| Status | UNCONFIRMED |
| Severity | normal |
| Priority | Normal |
| Component | ethdev |
| Assignee | dev@dpdk.org |
| Reporter | fgiordano@riverbed.com |
| Target Milestone | --- |
Hello, my DPDK application uses a BCM57412 NetXtreme-E 10Gb RDMA ethernet controller (bnxt driver). When memory is low (and I reproduce it with a custom binary that simply allocates memory and uses it) I get a bunch of errors like these in /var/log/messages: bnxt_rx_pkt(): mbuf alloc failed with prod=0x10aa That's probably expected but what happens sometimes is that the NIC starts dropping **all** incoming packets. Even if I then stop the memory-eating tool, the application will drop 100% of incoming packets. The only thing to do at that point is to restart the application. I tested it with version 21.11.1, 23.11.1 and 23.11.2 and I could reproduce it on all of them. Is this a known issue? Thanks.