Re: [Bugme-new] [Bug 10801] New: niu Sun Neptune 10G fiber card - "transmit timed out".

Re: [Bugme-new] [Bug 10801] New: niu Sun Neptune 10G fiber card - "transmit timed out".

[Andrew Morton]

(switched to email.  Please respond via emailed reply-to-all, not via the
bugzilla web interface).

On Mon, 26 May 2008 12:42:18 -0700 (PDT) bugme-daemon@bugzilla.kernel.org wrote:

> http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10801
> 
>            Summary: niu Sun Neptune 10G fiber card - "transmit timed out".
>            Product: Drivers
>            Version: 2.5
>      KernelVersion: 2.6.25.2
>           Platform: All
>         OS/Version: Linux
>               Tree: Mainline
>             Status: NEW
>           Severity: normal
>           Priority: P1
>          Component: Network
>         AssignedTo: jgarzik@pobox.com
>         ReportedBy: jesper@krogh.cc
> 
> 
> Latest working kernel version: ? 
> Earliest failing kernel version: 2.6.24 (perhaps earlier)
> Distribution: Ubuntu Hardy 
> Hardware Environment: Sun Fire X4600 M2
> Software Environment:
> Problem Description:
> The driver locks up the kernel and only a hard reboot can bring the system bag.
> only message in the log is:
> May 26 10:51:14 hest kernel: [1477079.785404] NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth4: transmit
> timed out
> .. many times pr. second. 
> 
> Steps to reproduce:
> It seems to be reproducible by sending a lot of traffic (small packages)
> through the card. But I've also hit it under normal production (an NFS server). 
> 
> Discussion: 
> http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/677545
> 

Re: [Bugme-new] [Bug 10801] New: niu Sun Neptune 10G fiber card - "transmit timed out".

[David Miller]

From: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 12:52:02 -0700

> 
> (switched to email.  Please respond via emailed reply-to-all, not via the
> bugzilla web interface).

Unfortunately, we have another thread where we are working on this
bug and are testing patches.

I asked him to create the bugzilla just in case whilst I'm travelling
this thing started to fall through the cracks.