From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jeff Kirsher Subject: Re: Linux Kernel | Intel Driver Bug - please update Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2011 15:04:42 -0700 Message-ID: <1313877883.2128.192.camel@jtkirshe-mobl> References: <0BE7A0BD7DFE4537AA0C03E333326E52@NOTENIKO> <1311547638.2835.72.camel@jtkirshe-mobl> <504DB0A1B3544F7F8719EF324951BBA7@NOTENIKO> <1313877113.2128.189.camel@jtkirshe-mobl> <47DB0021C2D24B869BCEFB9DD7E05303@NOTENIKO> Reply-To: jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg="pgp-sha1"; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-IuZv6cbBt16sLDRThOll" Cc: "kristoffer@gaisler.com" , "Brandeburg, Jesse" , "Allan, Bruce W" , "Ronciak, John" , netdev To: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Nicol=E1s?= Sigal | LocalHost Soluciones Innovadoras Return-path: Received: from mga09.intel.com ([134.134.136.24]:25329 "EHLO mga09.intel.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754169Ab1HTWEo (ORCPT ); Sat, 20 Aug 2011 18:04:44 -0400 In-Reply-To: <47DB0021C2D24B869BCEFB9DD7E05303@NOTENIKO> Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: --=-IuZv6cbBt16sLDRThOll Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sat, 2011-08-20 at 14:57 -0700, Nicol=C3=A1s Sigal | LocalHost Solucione= s Innovadoras wrote: > Jeff, we always use the latest stable release, in this case, v3.0.3 The fixes (and driver bump) went into Linus's 3.1 tree, only one fix was applied to the "stable" releases. I would try Linus's 3.1 tree to verify that the issue you have been seeing is fixed. >=20 > ----- Original Message -----=20 > From: "Jeff Kirsher" > To: "Nicol=C3=A1s Sigal | LocalHost Soluciones Innovadoras"=20 > > Cc: ; "Brandeburg, Jesse"=20 > ; "Allan, Bruce W" ;= =20 > "Ronciak, John" ; "netdev" > Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2011 6:51 PM > Subject: Re: Linux Kernel | Intel Driver Bug - please update >=20 > On Sat, 2011-08-20 at 13:35 -0700, Nicol=C3=A1s Sigal | LocalHost Solucio= nes > Innovadoras wrote: > > Please Jeff, we need the update as soon as possible, we still having= =20 > > crashes > > of eth because the driver.. > > > > Best regards; > > >=20 > The patches have been pushed and accepted. Are you using Linus's latest > 3.1 tree? >=20 > > > > ----- Original Message -----=20 > > From: "Jeff Kirsher" > > To: "Nicol=C3=A1s Sigal | LocalHost Soluciones Innovadoras" > > > > Cc: ; "Brandeburg, Jesse" > > ; "Allan, Bruce W" ; > > "Ronciak, John" ; ; > > "netdev" > > Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2011 7:47 PM > > Subject: Re: Linux Kernel | Intel Driver Bug - please update > > > > On Sun, 2011-07-24 at 13:28 -0700, Nicol=C3=A1s Sigal | LocalHost Soluc= iones > > Innovadoras wrote: > > > Please, can you update the e1000e driver of the kernel to v1.4.4? > > > > > > http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=3DY&ProdId=3D329= 9&DwnldID=3D15817&ProductFamily=3DComponentes+Ethernet&ProductLine=3DContro= ladores+Ethernet&ProductProduct=3DControlador+Intel%C2%AE+82579+Gigabit+Eth= ernet&DownloadType=3DControladoresspa > > > > > > This version have an important bug fixed: > > > * 82579: Fix for Tx Hang on FTS ME Platform > > > > > > And we have this problem in all of our servers with this NIC and ME > > > on. > > > > > > Debug: > > > > > > Jul 24 14:23:27 [kernel] e1000e 0000:00:19.0: eth0: Detected Hardware > > > Unit Hang: > > > Jul 24 14:23:27 [kernel] TDH <0> > > > Jul 24 14:23:27 [kernel] TDT <16> > > > Jul 24 14:23:27 [kernel] next_to_use <16> > > > Jul 24 14:23:27 [kernel] next_to_clean <0> > > > Jul 24 14:23:27 [kernel] buffer_info[next_to_clean]: > > > Jul 24 14:23:27 [kernel] time_stamp <10282156f> > > > Jul 24 14:23:27 [kernel] next_to_watch <0> > > > Jul 24 14:23:27 [kernel] jiffies <102821aed> > > > Jul 24 14:23:27 [kernel] next_to_watch.status <0> > > > Jul 24 14:23:27 [kernel] MAC Status <80143> > > > Jul 24 14:23:27 [kernel] PHY Status <796d> > > > Jul 24 14:23:27 [kernel] PHY 1000BASE-T Status <0> > > > Jul 24 14:23:27 [kernel] PHY Extended Status <3000> > > > Jul 24 14:23:27 [kernel] PCI Status <10> > > > Jul 24 14:23:28 [kernel] e1000e 0000:00:19.0: eth0: Reset adapter > > > Jul 24 14:23:30 [kernel] e1000e: eth0 NIC Link is Up 100 Mbps Full > > > Duplex, Flow Control: Rx/Tx > > > Jul 24 14:23:30 [kernel] e1000e 0000:00:19.0: eth0: 10/100 speed: > > > disabling TSO > > > > > > > > > [removed ixgbe/igb Intel maintainers, and Linus from the email thread] > > Added a more appropriate mailing list (netdev) > > > > We currently have the kernel patches in review and testing to update th= e > > e1000e driver to v1.4.4. I should be able to push some, if not all of > > the changes upstream later this week. > > >=20 >=20 >=20 --=-IuZv6cbBt16sLDRThOll Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) iQEcBAABAgAGBQJOUC97AAoJECTsCADr/EWUs2sH/1exdaMMqilnHRHojG839kc/ buxBhwM+i2e93E9/ZE8rpkggMbwadVm5EZYcqd1VneT8Pu2xT4YWXdT2azc//Bhj G2qhwvrPGNFzFgOonCsCsQ/56/qpQfK8VqC77zydgOKSSiPokugAYmUqNGsZ+OcF oPd+0r8VpOc5NywdfGk9fYfGWxtDXtmaK6GMb876bJ/4jSbnnLGNVOwpXwXIAdTF dWIRLhuV1sqc8FZ1kwb20WJGSVsDoTTmFpMEvKpyRC8AD+BVbGNDDhI+cc1Q4tWe dp4IxXL7Q4rdzeUfhgqqvoe0ecSI15fd6G9AtRpvZdbimsQXqNV2UKRED2flhPg= =hRkX -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-IuZv6cbBt16sLDRThOll--