Re: e1000 driver problems
On Tue, Nov 27, 2007 at 08:48:52AM -0800, Kok, Auke wrote: > > unfortunately, the 7.6.9 driver cannot be compiled with 2.6.24-rc3-git2 > > kernel due to compilation errors. > > but the in-kernel version of e1000 supports the ich8 lan device just fine > and can be builtin. also this kernel has the first release of e1000e which > supports the ich9 onboard lan device. I'm afraid, I'm missing the point as you have stated that in-kernel drivers have problem with suspicious board hang... -- Lukáš Hejtmánek - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Re: e1000 driver problems
Lukas Hejtmanek wrote: > On Mon, Nov 26, 2007 at 03:26:08PM -0800, Kok, Auke wrote: >> The fix for this has been to grant more time for the hardware to recover >> from this busy state. I'll make sure to check if the upstream drivers are OK >> in this regard. >> >> you can try our out-of-tree e1000 driver (7.6.x or newer) which should work >> OK for you with respect to this problem. Please give that a try. > > unfortunately, the 7.6.9 driver cannot be compiled with 2.6.24-rc3-git2 > kernel due to compilation errors. but the in-kernel version of e1000 supports the ich8 lan device just fine and can be builtin. also this kernel has the first release of e1000e which supports the ich9 onboard lan device. Auke - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Re: e1000 driver problems
On Mon, Nov 26, 2007 at 03:26:08PM -0800, Kok, Auke wrote: > The fix for this has been to grant more time for the hardware to recover > from this busy state. I'll make sure to check if the upstream drivers are OK > in this regard. > > you can try our out-of-tree e1000 driver (7.6.x or newer) which should work > OK for you with respect to this problem. Please give that a try. unfortunately, the 7.6.9 driver cannot be compiled with 2.6.24-rc3-git2 kernel due to compilation errors. -- Lukáš Hejtmánek - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Re: e1000 driver problems
On Mon, Nov 26, 2007 at 03:26:08PM -0800, Kok, Auke wrote: The fix for this has been to grant more time for the hardware to recover from this busy state. I'll make sure to check if the upstream drivers are OK in this regard. you can try our out-of-tree e1000 driver (7.6.x or newer) which should work OK for you with respect to this problem. Please give that a try. unfortunately, the 7.6.9 driver cannot be compiled with 2.6.24-rc3-git2 kernel due to compilation errors. -- Lukáš Hejtmánek - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-kernel in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Re: e1000 driver problems
Lukas Hejtmanek wrote: On Mon, Nov 26, 2007 at 03:26:08PM -0800, Kok, Auke wrote: The fix for this has been to grant more time for the hardware to recover from this busy state. I'll make sure to check if the upstream drivers are OK in this regard. you can try our out-of-tree e1000 driver (7.6.x or newer) which should work OK for you with respect to this problem. Please give that a try. unfortunately, the 7.6.9 driver cannot be compiled with 2.6.24-rc3-git2 kernel due to compilation errors. but the in-kernel version of e1000 supports the ich8 lan device just fine and can be builtin. also this kernel has the first release of e1000e which supports the ich9 onboard lan device. Auke - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-kernel in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Re: e1000 driver problems
On Tue, Nov 27, 2007 at 08:48:52AM -0800, Kok, Auke wrote: unfortunately, the 7.6.9 driver cannot be compiled with 2.6.24-rc3-git2 kernel due to compilation errors. but the in-kernel version of e1000 supports the ich8 lan device just fine and can be builtin. also this kernel has the first release of e1000e which supports the ich9 onboard lan device. I'm afraid, I'm missing the point as you have stated that in-kernel drivers have problem with suspicious board hang... -- Lukáš Hejtmánek - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-kernel in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Re: e1000 driver problems
Lukas Hejtmanek wrote: > Hello, > > I have laptop thinkpad T61 with 82566MM Gigabit Network Connection (rev 03) > (8086:1049). I have kernel 2.6.24-rc3. E1000E driver does not work (the card > is not detected although it is PCI-E), with E1000 driver, it works mostly OK > unless I force speed to 100Mbits. (ethtool -s eth0 autoneg off speed 100) this device (the ich8 onboard NIC) will not be supported in e1000e until 2.6.25. > I got message about device hang: > Nov 20 10:57:24 anubis kernel: [ 212.307502] e1000: eth0: e1000_watchdog: > 10/100 speed: disabling TSO > Nov 20 11:03:02 anubis kernel: [ 242.811474] Tx Queue <0> > Nov 20 11:03:02 anubis kernel: [ 242.811476] TDH <80> > Nov 20 11:03:02 anubis kernel: [ 242.811478] TDT <81> > Nov 20 11:03:02 anubis kernel: [ 242.811480] next_to_use <81> > Nov 20 11:03:02 anubis kernel: [ 242.811482] next_to_clean<80> > Nov 20 11:03:02 anubis kernel: [ 242.811484] buffer_info[next_to_clean] > Nov 20 11:03:02 anubis kernel: [ 242.811486] time_stamp <100079cdf> > Nov 20 11:03:02 anubis kernel: [ 242.811488] next_to_watch<80> > Nov 20 11:03:02 anubis kernel: [ 242.811489] jiffies <100079e68> > Nov 20 11:03:02 anubis kernel: [ 242.811491] next_to_watch.status <0> > Nov 20 11:03:04 anubis kernel: [ 243.47] Tx Queue <0> > Nov 20 11:03:04 anubis kernel: [ 243.49] TDH <80> > Nov 20 11:03:04 anubis kernel: [ 243.51] TDT <81> > Nov 20 11:03:04 anubis kernel: [ 243.53] next_to_use <81> > and so on. > > Is it known problem? there have been indeed know reports of these "fake" hangs. basically the counter logic for these newer devices reports hangs too quickly for 10/100 speeds while they actually are not occurring (the line is just very busy). The fix for this has been to grant more time for the hardware to recover from this busy state. I'll make sure to check if the upstream drivers are OK in this regard. you can try our out-of-tree e1000 driver (7.6.x or newer) which should work OK for you with respect to this problem. Please give that a try. Cheers, Auke - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Re: e1000 driver problems
Lukas Hejtmanek wrote: Hello, I have laptop thinkpad T61 with 82566MM Gigabit Network Connection (rev 03) (8086:1049). I have kernel 2.6.24-rc3. E1000E driver does not work (the card is not detected although it is PCI-E), with E1000 driver, it works mostly OK unless I force speed to 100Mbits. (ethtool -s eth0 autoneg off speed 100) this device (the ich8 onboard NIC) will not be supported in e1000e until 2.6.25. I got message about device hang: Nov 20 10:57:24 anubis kernel: [ 212.307502] e1000: eth0: e1000_watchdog: 10/100 speed: disabling TSO Nov 20 11:03:02 anubis kernel: [ 242.811474] Tx Queue 0 Nov 20 11:03:02 anubis kernel: [ 242.811476] TDH 80 Nov 20 11:03:02 anubis kernel: [ 242.811478] TDT 81 Nov 20 11:03:02 anubis kernel: [ 242.811480] next_to_use 81 Nov 20 11:03:02 anubis kernel: [ 242.811482] next_to_clean80 Nov 20 11:03:02 anubis kernel: [ 242.811484] buffer_info[next_to_clean] Nov 20 11:03:02 anubis kernel: [ 242.811486] time_stamp 100079cdf Nov 20 11:03:02 anubis kernel: [ 242.811488] next_to_watch80 Nov 20 11:03:02 anubis kernel: [ 242.811489] jiffies 100079e68 Nov 20 11:03:02 anubis kernel: [ 242.811491] next_to_watch.status 0 Nov 20 11:03:04 anubis kernel: [ 243.47] Tx Queue 0 Nov 20 11:03:04 anubis kernel: [ 243.49] TDH 80 Nov 20 11:03:04 anubis kernel: [ 243.51] TDT 81 Nov 20 11:03:04 anubis kernel: [ 243.53] next_to_use 81 and so on. Is it known problem? there have been indeed know reports of these fake hangs. basically the counter logic for these newer devices reports hangs too quickly for 10/100 speeds while they actually are not occurring (the line is just very busy). The fix for this has been to grant more time for the hardware to recover from this busy state. I'll make sure to check if the upstream drivers are OK in this regard. you can try our out-of-tree e1000 driver (7.6.x or newer) which should work OK for you with respect to this problem. Please give that a try. Cheers, Auke - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-kernel in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
