Bug#396185: sky2 network driver freezes
Version: 2.6.18-6
# cat /proc/sys/kernel/version
#1 SMP Fri Jun 6 22:22:11 UTC 2008
Bug present, relevant syslog:
[..]
Jun 11 07:31:08 hera kernel: NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth1: transmit timed out
Jun 11 07:31:08 hera kernel: sky2 eth1: tx timeout
Jun 11 07:31:08 hera kernel: sky2 eth1: transmit ring 205 .. 182
report=205 done
=205
Jun 11 07:31:08 hera kernel: sky2 hardware hung? flushing
[..]
after that system freezes.
With 2.6.24-1 from backports system freezes without any message in
logs and console!
the node is an intel server sr1435vp2
additional info:
# cat /proc/cpuinfo
processor : 0
vendor_id : GenuineIntel
cpu family : 15
model : 4
model name : Intel(R) Xeon(TM) CPU 2.80GHz
stepping : 3
cpu MHz : 2793.334
cache size : 2048 KB
physical id : 0
siblings : 2
core id : 0
cpu cores : 1
fdiv_bug : no
hlt_bug : no
f00f_bug : no
coma_bug : no
fpu : yes
fpu_exception : yes
cpuid level : 5
wp : yes
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge
mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe lm
constant_tsc pni monitor ds_cpl cid cx16 xtpr
bogomips : 5590.47
processor : 1
vendor_id : GenuineIntel
cpu family : 15
model : 4
model name : Intel(R) Xeon(TM) CPU 2.80GHz
stepping : 3
cpu MHz : 2793.334
cache size : 2048 KB
physical id : 0
siblings : 2
core id : 0
cpu cores : 1
fdiv_bug : no
hlt_bug : no
f00f_bug : no
coma_bug : no
fpu : yes
fpu_exception : yes
cpuid level : 5
wp : yes
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge
mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe lm
constant_tsc pni monitor ds_cpl cid cx16 xtpr
bogomips : 5586.39
processor : 2
vendor_id : GenuineIntel
cpu family : 15
model : 4
model name : Intel(R) Xeon(TM) CPU 2.80GHz
stepping : 3
cpu MHz : 2793.334
cache size : 2048 KB
physical id : 3
siblings : 2
core id : 0
cpu cores : 1
fdiv_bug : no
hlt_bug : no
f00f_bug : no
coma_bug : no
fpu : yes
fpu_exception : yes
cpuid level : 5
wp : yes
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge
mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe lm
constant_tsc pni monitor ds_cpl cid cx16 xtpr
bogomips : 5586.49
processor : 3
vendor_id : GenuineIntel
cpu family : 15
model : 4
model name : Intel(R) Xeon(TM) CPU 2.80GHz
stepping : 3
cpu MHz : 2793.334
cache size : 2048 KB
physical id : 3
siblings : 2
core id : 0
cpu cores : 1
fdiv_bug : no
hlt_bug : no
f00f_bug : no
coma_bug : no
fpu : yes
fpu_exception : yes
cpuid level : 5
wp : yes
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge
mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe lm
constant_tsc pni monitor ds_cpl cid cx16 xtpr
bogomips : 5586.52
# lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation E7320 Memory Controller Hub (rev 0c)
00:00.1 Class ff00: Intel Corporation E7320 Error Reporting Registers (rev 0c)
00:02.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation E7525/E7520/E7320 PCI Express
Port A (rev 0c)
00:03.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation E7525/E7520/E7320 PCI Express
Port A1 (rev 0c)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6300ESB 64-bit PCI-X Bridge (rev 02)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 6300ESB USB Universal Host
Controller (rev 02)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 6300ESB USB Universal Host
Controller (rev 02)
00:1d.4 System peripheral: Intel Corporation 6300ESB Watchdog Timer (rev 02)
00:1d.5 PIC: Intel Corporation 6300ESB I/O Advanced Programmable
Interrupt Controller (rev 02)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 6300ESB USB2 Enhanced Host
Controller (rev 02)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev 0a)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 6300ESB LPC Interface Controller
(rev 02)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 6300ESB PATA Storage
Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 6300ESB SATA Storage
Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 6300ESB SMBus Controller (rev 02)
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 88E8050
PCI-E ASF Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 17)
03:03.0 SCSI storage controller: Adaptec AHA-3960D / AIC-7899A U160/m (rev 01)
03:03.1 SCSI storage controller: Adaptec AHA-3960D / AIC-7899A U160/m (rev 01)
04:02.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Rage XL (rev 27)
04:03.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82541GI/PI Gigabit
Ethernet Controller (rev 05)
Thanks
--Sergio Tosti
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