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

[Rémi Bouhl <remibouhl@gmail.com>]

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.

Remi.