Control: tag -1 moreinfo
On Thu, 13 Jul 2017 17:55:40 +0200 Bernd Zeimetz <bernd@bzed.de> wrote:
> reassign 868242 src:linux
> thanks
> 
> hi,
> 
> open-vm-tools has pretty much nothing to do with the vmxnet3 module.
> The module is shipped with the kernel.
> 
> Therefore I'll reassign this bug to the kernel.
> 
> Also you should open a case at vmware, they maintain the kernel
> modules upstream and they are the only people who can debug this issue.
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This actually sounds a bit like an ESX bug:
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=191201
Can you check whether either of the workarounds works for you? 
Apparently you can put this in the VMSS file:
    vmxnet3.rev.30 = FALSE
or run this in the guest, substituting the network interface name:
    ethtool -G <interface> rx-mini 0
Ben.
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Ben Hutchings
If the facts do not conform to your theory, they must be disposed of.
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