From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Ben Hutchings Subject: forcedeth driver hangs under heavy load Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2010 00:36:46 +0100 Message-ID: <1270942606.6179.64.camel@localhost> References: <4B9E6C60.7030300@atlanticlinux.ie> <20100315182220.GQ2763@decadent.org.uk> <4B9F5E5E.2060209@atlanticlinux.ie> <1270393967.8341.11.camel@localhost> <4BBCA19C.5080204@atlanticlinux.ie> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg="pgp-sha1"; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-YarqaRxEWnZ0eND/lNxD" Cc: stephen mulcahy , 572201@bugs.debian.org To: netdev , Eric Dumazet , Ayaz Abdulla Return-path: Received: from shadbolt.e.decadent.org.uk ([88.96.1.126]:43981 "EHLO shadbolt.e.decadent.org.uk" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752298Ab0DJXjJ (ORCPT ); Sat, 10 Apr 2010 19:39:09 -0400 In-Reply-To: <4BBCA19C.5080204@atlanticlinux.ie> Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: --=-YarqaRxEWnZ0eND/lNxD Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Stephen Mulcahy reported a regression in forcedeth at . The system information and some diagnostic information can be found there. Anyone able to help? Ben. stephen mulcahy wrote: > When running linux-image-2.6.32-trunk-amd64, the network stops=20 > responding if large amounts of traffic are transmitted/received. Running=20 > ifdown eth0 followed by ifup eth0 restores operation of the network.=20 > There are no errors relating to this failure logged in /var/log that I=20 > could see. >=20 > Downgrading to linux-image-2.6.30-2-amd64 results in a stable network.=20 > Not sure if this is a forcedeth specific problem or a general problem in=20 > the newer kernel (I have seen problems with forcedeth on other=20 > distro/kernel combinations). >=20 > Happy to run further diagnostics to tie this down if you let me know=20 > what to run. --=20 Ben Hutchings Once a job is fouled up, anything done to improve it makes it worse. --=-YarqaRxEWnZ0eND/lNxD Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) iQIVAwUAS8ELiee/yOyVhhEJAQJwpxAAgWi4nK/MzzSjuewV7oYz7mg95QkXwFmI uE1SbX8G5ysJHQqjhyKf2TdDKXyx/1+8eQn6jzk4j0zcLikh0ehBFfT/KvSIRaU+ NGznmo2Du+fbDPBWbcOQX+nOho4Qh24vnanuAiSlti8IRzw12nk4dVvs3PJHLvK2 84+Ekv+uW4k74VEfwZFDv3JhxYbWluEMuNeOKYByVJGFXX5E8qIybczsLIjommUC 2lripSzsGrYhbg1h5uNWybL9QA9mrziTEAkSe5AW6tpigCFDx9nu3EURwNZbqZic z/VcMLJ3xKmgzZJSDqlnyGQJSb+PRjbPTSuY3JQYUw3o3Xyglwt6ElOVEHhFwfxJ R4+AO0PwU0paVrK7tZNyOAkSVRZXfFH1w+PKdWtPE/odq+sX6veuH5PGUfYr+OUF J3qu2Euz4Ng0YkV9cs/JpUeKKzbXebYh+YUjLXwmupQ8hVNsBAlxh9Z1ruaBLOjT dzb+3QYrJvNFe4/N56bRyk5rBD8sgxuGRdnC2uwCA9Kp/vkuEAU7rADy0eX6aZsn YciEw0GbMfHVGEYQQJt2aX8w3wgs634BO2Fiy5ylHkXm5Yk8QAiugo9fLYkQ4kr5 dH4ugVxKCjJK1QoOefOqKW7aq/J8lWfUK85Kp2vzegsZ1NN+k99u/uBbWTTd/ME2 3/qgbhk5M+o= =tZdN -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-YarqaRxEWnZ0eND/lNxD--