From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Andrew Morton Subject: Re: [Bugme-new] [Bug 10835] New: vanilla kernel 2.6.25.4 + TLAN NIC driver oops or so... Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 22:42:37 -0700 Message-ID: <20080529224237.26c9d2e2.akpm@linux-foundation.org> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: bugme-daemon@bugzilla.kernel.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org To: wizard580@gmail.com Return-path: Received: from smtp1.linux-foundation.org ([140.211.169.13]:53188 "EHLO smtp1.linux-foundation.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752510AbYE3Fmj (ORCPT ); Fri, 30 May 2008 01:42:39 -0400 In-Reply-To: Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: (switched to email. Please respond via emailed reply-to-all, not via the bugzilla web interface). On Thu, 29 May 2008 22:22:36 -0700 (PDT) bugme-daemon@bugzilla.kernel.org wrote: > http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10835 > > Summary: vanilla kernel 2.6.25.4 + TLAN NIC driver oops or so... > Product: Drivers > Version: 2.5 > KernelVersion: 2.6.25.4 > Platform: All > OS/Version: Linux > Tree: Mainline > Status: NEW > Severity: normal > Priority: P1 > Component: Network > AssignedTo: jgarzik@pobox.com > ReportedBy: wizard580@gmail.com > > > Latest working kernel version: 2.6.25.4 I assume you meant 2.6.25.1 here. > Earliest failing kernel version: 2.6.25.4 > Distribution: debian sid > Hardware Environment: Compaq Deskpro (some old comp) > Software Environment: latest updates > > Problem Description: > after some time of normal work I lost connect to my router. no ping, no ssh. > nothing. I come to router, switched on monitor and see infinetely looping > messages about some error like this: TLAN: Could't allocate memory for... and > some memory dumps. It's quickly scrolling so exact error message I can't read. It could only have been "TLAN: Couldn't allocate memory for received data.\n" however the stupid driver prints the same string from three different places. > On keyboard "caps Lock" and "scroll lock" are blinking... hm, that might mean it oopses as well. > Alt+Ctrl+Del don't reboot system. So I reset it and all run fine again... I > don't know for how long it will... > > There is one vlan on tlan interface. If it's help... > > As I remember, on 2.6.25.1 there was no errors for much more time (maybe it's > my luck). So I think may be something changed between 2.6.25.1 and 2.6.25.4 > that break memory allocations for that driver or so... > > lspci: > 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 440LX/EX - 82443LX/EX Host bridge (rev > 03) > 00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 440LX/EX - 82443LX/EX AGP bridge (rev 03) > 00:0d.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. > RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10) > 00:0e.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. > RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10) > 00:0f.0 SCSI storage controller: Adaptec AIC-7860 (rev 03) > 00:10.0 Network controller: Compaq Computer Corporation Netelligent 10/100 TX > Embedded UTP (rev 10) > 00:12.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. > RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10) > 00:14.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ISA (rev 01) > 00:14.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 IDE (rev 01) > 00:14.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 USB (rev 01) > 00:14.3 Bridge: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ACPI (rev 01) > 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Matrox Graphics, Inc. MGA 2164W [Millennium > II] AGP > > > Steps to reproduce: > try to use such hardware... or simply tlan NIC. Alas, no significant changes have been made to tlan.c in ages.