Re: Help understanding error: skb rides the rocket
On Thu, 27 Nov 2014, SL wrote:
> kernel: xen_netfront: xennet: skb rides the rocket: 19 slots
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1317811
http://www.brendangregg.com/blog/2014-09-11/perf-kernel-line-tracing.html
Try disabling TSO in xennet:
ethtool -K eth0 sg off
> - What might be causing this issue?
The xennet kernel driver is broken.
> - Could this be a problem with the virtual host? (and why is Xen mentioned
> here)
It is the client, but yes.
> - What can I do to stop this happening?
Kill your net performance by disabling sg acceleration. This is going to
bite you hard if you use jumbo frames (MTU > 1500).
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