From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Al Boldi Subject: Re: 2.6.20->2.6.21 - networking dies after random time Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2007 00:30:48 +0300 Message-ID: <200708070030.48337.a1426z@gawab.com> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org To: netdev@vger.kernel.org, linux-net@vger.kernel.org Return-path: Received: from [212.12.190.89] ([212.12.190.89]:42439 "EHLO raad.intranet" rhost-flags-FAIL-FAIL-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750836AbXHFVab (ORCPT ); Mon, 6 Aug 2007 17:30:31 -0400 In-Reply-To: Content-Disposition: inline Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: netdev.vger.kernel.org Jean-Baptiste Vignaud wrote: > Mmm, bad news, after 4 hours of intensive network stressing, one of the 2 > 3com card failed with the latest fedora kernel. > > Aug 6 22:31:09 loki kernel: NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth2: transmit timed out > Aug 6 22:31:09 loki kernel: eth2: transmit timed out, tx_status 00 status > e601. Aug 6 22:31:09 loki kernel: diagnostics: net 0ccc media 8880 dma > 0000003a fifo 8000 Aug 6 22:31:09 loki kernel: eth2: Interrupt posted but > not delivered -- IRQ blocked by another device? Aug 6 22:31:09 loki > kernel: Flags; bus-master 1, dirty 26085000(8) current 26085000(8) Aug > 6 22:31:09 loki kernel: Transmit list 00000000 vs. ffff81007c807700. > > Stressing eth2 by copying large files on a samba on share and eth0 by > downloading big files on the internet. Next time you want to stress your network you may want to try this: # ping 10.1 -s8 -f -l9 or # ping 10.1 -s8 -A > /dev/null BTW, I mentioned this before, there maybe a BIOS irq config mismatch before booting the kernel. Thanks! -- Al