From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Jorge Bastos" Subject: Re: sky2 hang with 2.6.28 and 2.6.29-rc2 Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2009 22:04:29 -0000 (WET) Message-ID: <1246.87.196.10.75.1232661869.squirrel@webmail.decimal.pt> References: <3876.87.196.10.75.1232658152.squirrel@webmail.decimal.pt> <20090123083842.253f68c4@s6510> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org To: "Stephen Hemminger" Return-path: Received: from mailrly05.isp.novis.pt ([195.23.133.214]:36449 "EHLO mailrly05.isp.novis.pt" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1758343AbZAVWDC (ORCPT ); Thu, 22 Jan 2009 17:03:02 -0500 In-Reply-To: <20090123083842.253f68c4@s6510> Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: I see Stephen, Well, no problem then since the driver don't crash. with 2.6.27 it used to crash. I'll stay tunned to see it with 2.6.28+ the crash will happen, and if yes, how do i get the dump? That info doesn't get logged in the logs don't know why (maybe some dumbness from me) > On Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:02:32 -0000 (WET) > "Jorge Bastos" wrote: > >> Hi, >> I've noticed with the kernel's (two different machines) 2.6.28 and >> 2.6.29-rc2, that the NIC's were hanging. >> >> In the kernel output i have: >> --- >> sky2 eth0: receiver hang detected >> sky2 eth0: disabling interface >> sky2 eth0: enabling interface >> sky2 eth0: Link is up at 1000 Mbps, full duplex, flow control rx >> --- > > Marvell ram fifo has hardware problem where if it gets full it hangs. > The driver snoops to look for this, and the should recover. Unfortunately, > the recovery may take long enough to disturb connections. >