From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1762612AbYHDX2M (ORCPT ); Mon, 4 Aug 2008 19:28:12 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1756974AbYHDX14 (ORCPT ); Mon, 4 Aug 2008 19:27:56 -0400 Received: from smtp102.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com ([206.190.36.80]:47195 "HELO smtp102.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S1757034AbYHDX1z (ORCPT ); Mon, 4 Aug 2008 19:27:55 -0400 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=rogers.com; h=Received:X-YMail-OSG:X-Yahoo-Newman-Property:Message-ID:Date:From:User-Agent:MIME-Version:To:CC:Subject:References:In-Reply-To:Content-Type; b=D8SX0jdHIaF7Q+KU5Y0ckDwLtQPpTE7AoJmAl0ZVStSILK5V9P+g30hBludMp2PrhMb+n1DhxoOs4rxP06MXq0aKfwSI07mnsE4+LtbPI1Gg1gQCd18F9oJ33INpNg+XSCo9gnArkxONZXmKSXBQkCkYi914fNbPXEklE7kS16Q= ; X-YMail-OSG: hViQspIVM1ldRdBUTn09IvWznw.q2HY3VXmrEjzhDhcJss8rLD83ozMAkoHWWwWITA-- X-Yahoo-Newman-Property: ymail-3 Message-ID: <48979079.9030409@rogers.com> Date: Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:27:53 -0400 From: David Stuart User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.14 (X11/20080501) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Alan Cox CC: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Problems with disk + network on 2.6.25.11-60.fc8 References: <48973EB9.90408@rogers.com> <20080804184232.601881a8@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> <4897671F.1050003@rogers.com> <20080804214441.0811138e@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> In-Reply-To: <20080804214441.0811138e@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> Content-Type: multipart/signed; protocol="application/x-pkcs7-signature"; micalg=sha1; boundary="------------ms040705080200050909010402" Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org This is a cryptographically signed message in MIME format. --------------ms040705080200050909010402 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Alan Cox wrote: > Ok so the pdc202xx_old hardware flakes out when you have very high > network load (I'd guess in fact very high bus traffic). > > The actual log is the disk I/O timing out, then the drive being busy > (probably due to the timeout and a DMA transfer getting stuck). We reset > it and carry on. > > Libata happens to log this a lot more visibly than old kernels which is > useful but does mean people sometimes don't notice. > > The rest then fits - the freeze I'd expect as we block I/O while trying > to get the drive back. > > Doubt the Nvidia module is involved as I'd then expect problems under > high graphical load but you can certainly test that. I don't suppose > you've got a spare PCI network card you could try instead to see if it is > the network card bits ? > > Alan > Hi Alan, Actually I do not really have another PCI network card, but I could switch the computer back to the other interface which is on the motherboard (does that one function as a PCI device?). As I mentioned in my first post, the current card I am using is an attempt to try to work around the problem (originally I thought it was the on-board controller), so I have my doubts as to whether switching back would help. Nonetheless, I will give it a try again and let you know the result. Thanks, David -- The only way to keep your health is to eat what you don't want, drink what you don't like, and do what you'd rather not. -- Mark Twain --------------ms040705080200050909010402 Content-Type: application/x-pkcs7-signature; name="smime.p7s" Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="smime.p7s" Content-Description: S/MIME Cryptographic Signature MIAGCSqGSIb3DQEHAqCAMIACAQExCzAJBgUrDgMCGgUAMIAGCSqGSIb3DQEHAQAAoIIJBzCC At4wggJHoAMCAQICEHcAGlDwU0NqjFetNQ2D/hEwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEFBQAwYjELMAkGA1UE BhMCWkExJTAjBgNVBAoTHFRoYXd0ZSBDb25zdWx0aW5nIChQdHkpIEx0ZC4xLDAqBgNVBAMT I1RoYXd0ZSBQZXJzb25hbCBGcmVlbWFpbCBJc3N1aW5nIENBMB4XDTA4MDcxMjE2MDQ0NFoX DTA5MDcxMjE2MDQ0NFowRDEfMB0GA1UEAxMWVGhhd3RlIEZyZWVtYWlsIE1lbWJlcjEhMB8G CSqGSIb3DQEJARYSZHN0dWFydEByb2dlcnMuY29tMIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8A MIIBCgKCAQEAqUMveSpJ7k7kMyf5zbslvkiz9VGDfcnCQNOFLaw9y6j0jPvvkgIXtslpofj0 3/eARmjszsn/24Zn1/Iufz3xuc/XYYn7lQgf1PCTeV8bYTq81Kvh6srKbrYmPz06uXVhtGQC vWuKL3SLtX3jI4ah5L/te5w+x/MDaflM8N0xb0UlRGeR80FwFSzk1qh+vyx+hWoUz0Gdmuc/ 4AZUBvl3PzD0fNZP3FS8k7aBuAAQT1H5iUag8BFWmqAiR1QYWsjpcK4VwSfeSTDsEK7rcU4K ukbhuxITTWrQHDqJJAIopvP8FocH/uAumuNFsZLp6jvJNOft02TiGuU2CWAL1ZCW9wIDAQAB oy8wLTAdBgNVHREEFjAUgRJkc3R1YXJ0QHJvZ2Vycy5jb20wDAYDVR0TAQH/BAIwADANBgkq hkiG9w0BAQUFAAOBgQBHbO5t4ZukqhZfwdR6RqNujNssesMxKwU2w/lXNxoPH5RssWsN3xi4 1AAJ8wAnEeuHqJi4TMVF6lMWAOSuJO/OQR2gDBysHT29jrJn0bUqgOeT7KC6A7wtjabbLK0n /DK2cZovx/xBgVjWl7hpvk5qw6Clr4R21DbrA/GOMGcE8TCCAt4wggJHoAMCAQICEHcAGlDw U0NqjFetNQ2D/hEwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEFBQAwYjELMAkGA1UEBhMCWkExJTAjBgNVBAoTHFRo YXd0ZSBDb25zdWx0aW5nIChQdHkpIEx0ZC4xLDAqBgNVBAMTI1RoYXd0ZSBQZXJzb25hbCBG cmVlbWFpbCBJc3N1aW5nIENBMB4XDTA4MDcxMjE2MDQ0NFoXDTA5MDcxMjE2MDQ0NFowRDEf MB0GA1UEAxMWVGhhd3RlIEZyZWVtYWlsIE1lbWJlcjEhMB8GCSqGSIb3DQEJARYSZHN0dWFy dEByb2dlcnMuY29tMIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEAqUMveSpJ7k7k Myf5zbslvkiz9VGDfcnCQNOFLaw9y6j0jPvvkgIXtslpofj03/eARmjszsn/24Zn1/Iufz3x uc/XYYn7lQgf1PCTeV8bYTq81Kvh6srKbrYmPz06uXVhtGQCvWuKL3SLtX3jI4ah5L/te5w+ x/MDaflM8N0xb0UlRGeR80FwFSzk1qh+vyx+hWoUz0Gdmuc/4AZUBvl3PzD0fNZP3FS8k7aB uAAQT1H5iUag8BFWmqAiR1QYWsjpcK4VwSfeSTDsEK7rcU4KukbhuxITTWrQHDqJJAIopvP8 FocH/uAumuNFsZLp6jvJNOft02TiGuU2CWAL1ZCW9wIDAQABoy8wLTAdBgNVHREEFjAUgRJk c3R1YXJ0QHJvZ2Vycy5jb20wDAYDVR0TAQH/BAIwADANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQUFAAOBgQBHbO5t 4ZukqhZfwdR6RqNujNssesMxKwU2w/lXNxoPH5RssWsN3xi41AAJ8wAnEeuHqJi4TMVF6lMW AOSuJO/OQR2gDBysHT29jrJn0bUqgOeT7KC6A7wtjabbLK0n/DK2cZovx/xBgVjWl7hpvk5q w6Clr4R21DbrA/GOMGcE8TCCAz8wggKooAMCAQICAQ0wDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEFBQAwgdExCzAJ BgNVBAYTAlpBMRUwEwYDVQQIEwxXZXN0ZXJuIENhcGUxEjAQBgNVBAcTCUNhcGUgVG93bjEa MBgGA1UEChMRVGhhd3RlIENvbnN1bHRpbmcxKDAmBgNVBAsTH0NlcnRpZmljYXRpb24gU2Vy dmljZXMgRGl2aXNpb24xJDAiBgNVBAMTG1RoYXd0ZSBQZXJzb25hbCBGcmVlbWFpbCBDQTEr MCkGCSqGSIb3DQEJARYccGVyc29uYWwtZnJlZW1haWxAdGhhd3RlLmNvbTAeFw0wMzA3MTcw MDAwMDBaFw0xMzA3MTYyMzU5NTlaMGIxCzAJBgNVBAYTAlpBMSUwIwYDVQQKExxUaGF3dGUg Q29uc3VsdGluZyAoUHR5KSBMdGQuMSwwKgYDVQQDEyNUaGF3dGUgUGVyc29uYWwgRnJlZW1h aWwgSXNzdWluZyBDQTCBnzANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOBjQAwgYkCgYEAxKY8VXNV+065ypla HmjAdQRwnd/p/6Me7L3N9VvyGna9fww6YfK/Uc4B1OVQCjDXAmNaLIkVcI7dyfArhVqqP3FW y688Cwfn8R+RNiQqE88r1fOCdz0Dviv+uxg+B79AgAJk16emu59l0cUqVIUPSAR/p7bRPGEE QB5kGXJgt/sCAwEAAaOBlDCBkTASBgNVHRMBAf8ECDAGAQH/AgEAMEMGA1UdHwQ8MDowOKA2 oDSGMmh0dHA6Ly9jcmwudGhhd3RlLmNvbS9UaGF3dGVQZXJzb25hbEZyZWVtYWlsQ0EuY3Js MAsGA1UdDwQEAwIBBjApBgNVHREEIjAgpB4wHDEaMBgGA1UEAxMRUHJpdmF0ZUxhYmVsMi0x MzgwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEFBQADgYEASIzRUIPqCy7MDaNmrGcPf6+svsIXoUOWlJ1/TCG4+DYf qi2fNi/A9BxQIJNwPP2t4WFiw9k6GX6EsZkbAMUaC4J0niVQlGLH2ydxVyWN3amcOY6MIE9l X5Xa9/eH1sYITq726jTlEBpbNU1341YheILcIRk13iSx0x1G/11fZU8xggNxMIIDbQIBATB2 MGIxCzAJBgNVBAYTAlpBMSUwIwYDVQQKExxUaGF3dGUgQ29uc3VsdGluZyAoUHR5KSBMdGQu MSwwKgYDVQQDEyNUaGF3dGUgUGVyc29uYWwgRnJlZW1haWwgSXNzdWluZyBDQQIQdwAaUPBT Q2qMV601DYP+ETAJBgUrDgMCGgUAoIIB0DAYBgkqhkiG9w0BCQMxCwYJKoZIhvcNAQcBMBwG CSqGSIb3DQEJBTEPFw0wODA4MDQyMzI3NTNaMCMGCSqGSIb3DQEJBDEWBBQFBNU/ZkTSDla2 uuJUzn+1V4k1gDBfBgkqhkiG9w0BCQ8xUjBQMAsGCWCGSAFlAwQBAjAKBggqhkiG9w0DBzAO BggqhkiG9w0DAgICAIAwDQYIKoZIhvcNAwICAUAwBwYFKw4DAgcwDQYIKoZIhvcNAwICASgw gYUGCSsGAQQBgjcQBDF4MHYwYjELMAkGA1UEBhMCWkExJTAjBgNVBAoTHFRoYXd0ZSBDb25z dWx0aW5nIChQdHkpIEx0ZC4xLDAqBgNVBAMTI1RoYXd0ZSBQZXJzb25hbCBGcmVlbWFpbCBJ c3N1aW5nIENBAhB3ABpQ8FNDaoxXrTUNg/4RMIGHBgsqhkiG9w0BCRACCzF4oHYwYjELMAkG A1UEBhMCWkExJTAjBgNVBAoTHFRoYXd0ZSBDb25zdWx0aW5nIChQdHkpIEx0ZC4xLDAqBgNV BAMTI1RoYXd0ZSBQZXJzb25hbCBGcmVlbWFpbCBJc3N1aW5nIENBAhB3ABpQ8FNDaoxXrTUN g/4RMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBAQUABIIBACm2EvWNPjWTTu5xvs4iA2yiXK1gh+LFM8rr5dqkjO0a KHg2V/lJW1Rw8LZe9AIRbeu62ZPOkLH9EPHLWfKJ4/Xd8GMXDwiO9fNXFnPTk78oSmk3lN95 J7Lhe1QxvfAgmMJR5K+YKa5TYVDGXZFVX+WDELXugPTtwEgDf1k6OlelunHu3Wn+lszOAWSI 1nw5HKUWB55YQTwB0Tvcj215Sbg1OieH3snvWB2vsQWDrGYNd50G/wRNMoRwkCvepNRecGy0 r0+CyHHTGtB4fycv/aetv+2i6RTQscYHYS4qQfU/ZbvFlzJhuk+mDryW3RK2i+tDXBj9Sl5r 2eyqZBIF+iEAAAAAAAA= --------------ms040705080200050909010402--