Bug#600281: linux-image-2.6.26-2-sparc64: networks halt after a few weeks on TULIP DAVICOM DM9102, NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0: transmit timed out

[Moritz Muehlenhoff <jmm@inutil.org>]

reassign 600281 src:linux
thanks

On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 03:27:37AM +0200, Rémi Bouhl wrote:
> 2010/10/18, dann frazier <dannf@debian.org>:
> >
> > Does /var/log/kern.log contain anything interesting before these
> > messages? (oops message, tulip driver messages, etc)?
> 
> Ah, yes. Here it is:
> 
> Oct 13 06:25:02 titine kernel: imklog 3.18.6, log source = /proc/kmsg started.
> Oct 13 18:38:17 titine kernel: [7015022.568660] NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0:
> transmit timed out
> Oct 13 18:38:17 titine kernel: [7015022.637393] ------------[ cut here
> ]------------
> Oct 13 18:38:17 titine kernel: [7015022.700285] WARNING: at
> net/sched/sch_generic.c:222 dev_watchdog+0xb4/0x118()
> Oct 13 18:38:17 titine kernel: [7015022.796421] Modules linked in:
> nfsd auth_rpcgss exportfs nfs lockd nfs_acl sunrpc tun xt_multiport
> xt_tcpudp xt_state iptable_filter ipt_MASQUERADE iptable_nat nf_nat
> nf_conntrack_ipv4 nf_conntrack ip_tables x_tables ipv6 ext3 jbd raid1
> raid0 md_mod ide_cd_mod cdrom ide_disk alim15x3 ide_pci_generic tulip
> ata_generic libata scsi_mod ohci_hcd dmfe [last unloaded:
> scsi_wait_scan]
> Oct 13 18:38:17 titine kernel: [7015023.238823] Call Trace:
> Oct 13 18:38:17 titine kernel: [7015023.273110]  [00000000006235fc]
> dev_watchdog+0xbc/0x118
> Oct 13 18:38:17 titine kernel: [7015023.343979]  [000000000045f924]
> run_timer_softirq+0x178/0x1e8
> Oct 13 18:38:17 titine kernel: [7015023.421699]  [000000000045bc48]
> __do_softirq+0x48/0xb8
> Oct 13 18:38:17 titine kernel: [7015023.491422]  [000000000042d2b4]
> do_softirq+0x58/0x7c
> Oct 13 18:38:17 titine kernel: [7015023.558858]  [000000000045b8a4]
> irq_exit+0x40/0x8c
> Oct 13 18:38:17 titine kernel: [7015023.624004]  [00000000004319a4]
> timer_interrupt+0x74/0x84
> Oct 13 18:38:17 titine kernel: [7015023.697155]  [00000000004209d4]
> tl0_irq14+0x1c/0x20
> Oct 13 18:38:17 titine kernel: [7015023.763447]  [0000000000427674]
> cpu_idle+0x9c/0xc4
> Oct 13 18:38:17 titine kernel: [7015023.828599]  [000000000078296c]
> start_kernel+0x318/0x324
> Oct 13 18:38:17 titine kernel: [7015023.900605]  [000000000067d260]
> auxio_probe+0x0/0xd0
> Oct 13 18:38:17 titine kernel: [7015023.968039]  [0000000000000000] 0x8
> Oct 13 18:38:17 titine kernel: [7015024.016044] ---[ end trace
> 8945f4f399a29df3 ]---
> Oct 13 18:38:51 titine kernel: [7015058.568656] NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0:
> transmit timed out
> 
> Then it repeats "NETDEV WATCHDOG" message.
> 
> >
> >> Saw a similar bug, number 522592. It's closed now, with no solution or
> >> fix.
> >
> > As suggested in that bug report, can you try the 2.6.32 kernel from
> > squeeze and see if it has better results?
> >
> I can do this, but would not that be usefull to help finding the bug
> on stable version?
> This server is not critical, I don't mind if 2.6.26 or 2.6.32 is
> running on it. Just tell me the one it's better to use for debug
> purposes, and I'll use it.

Does this work with current kernels, e.g. Wheezy?

Cheers,
        Moritz