[Let me CC, you guys. If not, please, reply with NACK. Thanks.] Two debian bugs Bug#390248, Bug#391382 are about failing sky2 under load. Please see, bugs.debian.org or i can forward every mail separately here.
http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.debian.devel.kernel/22665 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.debian.devel.kernel/22874 Bug#391382 is as this: On 2006-10-06, Matthias Kreis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Package: linux-image-2.6.17-2-k7 > Version: 2.6.17-9 > Severity: normal > > The Sky2 driver stops working while under load after some time. > I get the following messages: > > sky2 eth0: rx error, status 0x7ffc0001 length 932 > sky2 eth0: rx error, status 0x7ffc0001 length 932 > sky2 eth0: rx error, status 0x7ffc0001 length 932 > > A ping to an other server results in Destination Host not Reachable from my > local machine. > > You can solve this situation by bringing down the interface, unloading the > driver, loading the driver > again and bringing up the interface. Just cycling the interface down and up > is not enough. > > You get the following messages by doing this. First was cycling down and up. > Second was down, reload > driver and bringing network up again. > > --- First Step --- > > nfs: server ponder not responding, still trying > nfs: server ponder not responding, still trying > nfs: server ponder not responding, still trying > nfs: server ponder not responding, still trying > sky2 eth0: disabling interface > bridge-eth0: disabling the bridge > bridge-eth0: down > sky2 eth0: enabling interface > bridge-eth0: enabling the bridge > bridge-eth0: up > sky2 eth0: Link is up at 1000 Mbps, full duplex, flow control both > sky2 unknown status opcode 0xe1 > sky2 eth0: rx error, status 0x8329ddaf length 54500 > eth0: no IPv6 routers present > > --- Second Step --- > > sky2 eth0: disabling interface > bridge-eth0: disabling the bridge > bridge-eth0: down > ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:05:00.0 disabled > ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:05:00.0[A] -> GSI 36 (level, low) -> IRQ 82 > PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:05:00.0 to 64 > sky2 v1.6.1 addr 0xdc000000 irq 82 Yukon-EC (0xb6) rev 2 > sky2 eth0: addr 00:13:d4:9d:66:1d > sky2 eth0: enabling interface > ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready > bridge-eth0: enabling the bridge > bridge-eth0: up > sky2 eth0: Link is up at 1000 Mbps, full duplex, flow control both > ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): eth0: link becomes ready > eth0: no IPv6 routers present > nfs: server ponder OK > nfs: server ponder OK > nfs: server ponder OK > nfs: server ponder OK > > > > -- System Information: > Debian Release: testing/unstable > APT prefers testing > APT policy: (1001, 'testing') > Architecture: i386 (i686) > Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash > Kernel: Linux 2.6.17-2-k7 > Locale: LANG=de_CH.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_CH.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) > > Versions of packages linux-image-2.6.17-2-k7 depends on: > ii initramfs-tools [linux-initra 0.80 tools for generating an initramfs > ii module-init-tools 3.2.2-3 tools for managing Linux kernel > mo > > Versions of packages linux-image-2.6.17-2-k7 recommends: > ii libc6-i686 2.3.6.ds1-4 GNU C Library: Shared libraries > [i > > -- debconf information: > linux-image-2.6.17-2-k7/postinst/old-system-map-link-2.6.17-2-k7: true > shared/kernel-image/really-run-bootloader: true > linux-image-2.6.17-2-k7/preinst/overwriting-modules-2.6.17-2-k7: true > linux-image-2.6.17-2-k7/prerm/removing-running-kernel-2.6.17-2-k7: true > linux-image-2.6.17-2-k7/postinst/kimage-is-a-directory: > linux-image-2.6.17-2-k7/postinst/create-kimage-link-2.6.17-2-k7: true > linux-image-2.6.17-2-k7/prerm/would-invalidate-boot-loader-2.6.17-2-k7: true > linux-image-2.6.17-2-k7/preinst/already-running-this-2.6.17-2-k7: > linux-image-2.6.17-2-k7/preinst/failed-to-move-modules-2.6.17-2-k7: > linux-image-2.6.17-2-k7/preinst/bootloader-initrd-2.6.17-2-k7: true > linux-image-2.6.17-2-k7/postinst/old-initrd-link-2.6.17-2-k7: true > linux-image-2.6.17-2-k7/preinst/abort-overwrite-2.6.17-2-k7: > linux-image-2.6.17-2-k7/postinst/depmod-error-2.6.17-2-k7: false > linux-image-2.6.17-2-k7/postinst/old-dir-initrd-link-2.6.17-2-k7: true > linux-image-2.6.17-2-k7/preinst/lilo-initrd-2.6.17-2-k7: true > linux-image-2.6.17-2-k7/preinst/abort-install-2.6.17-2-k7: > linux-image-2.6.17-2-k7/postinst/bootloader-error-2.6.17-2-k7: > linux-image-2.6.17-2-k7/preinst/initrd-2.6.17-2-k7: > linux-image-2.6.17-2-k7/postinst/depmod-error-initrd-2.6.17-2-k7: false > linux-image-2.6.17-2-k7/preinst/lilo-has-ramdisk: > linux-image-2.6.17-2-k7/postinst/bootloader-test-error-2.6.17-2-k7: > linux-image-2.6.17-2-k7/preinst/elilo-initrd-2.6.17-2-k7: true > > > > Best Regards Matthias Kreis > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
