From owner-freebsd-amd64@FreeBSD.ORG Mon May 1 15:40:28 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-amd64@hub.freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-amd64@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A88D016A400 for ; Mon, 1 May 2006 15:40:28 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1A56543D45 for ; Mon, 1 May 2006 15:40:28 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k41FeRPR048301 for ; Mon, 1 May 2006 15:40:27 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.4/8.13.4/Submit) id k41FeRTZ048300; Mon, 1 May 2006 15:40:27 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Date: Mon, 1 May 2006 15:40:27 GMT Message-Id: <200605011540.k41FeRTZ048300@freefall.freebsd.org> To: freebsd-amd64@FreeBSD.org From: John Baldwin Cc: Subject: Re: amd64/96516: FreeBSD/amd64 intermittent Network-Problems X-BeenThere: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: John Baldwin List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the AMD64 platform List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 01 May 2006 15:40:28 -0000 The following reply was made to PR amd64/96516; it has been noted by GNATS. From: John Baldwin To: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Cc: Ralf Folkerts , freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: Re: amd64/96516: FreeBSD/amd64 intermittent Network-Problems Date: Mon, 1 May 2006 11:32:17 -0400 On Saturday 29 April 2006 10:48, Ralf Folkerts wrote: > Apr 29 15:07:05 beaster kernel: Interrupt storm detected on "irq21:"; throttling > interrupt source > Apr 29 15:07:17 beaster kernel: xl0: watchdog timeout > Apr 29 15:07:17 beaster kernel: xl0: link state changed to DOWN > Apr 29 15:07:18 beaster kernel: nfs server boss:/share: not responding > Apr 29 15:07:19 beaster kernel: xl0: link state changed to UP > Apr 29 15:07:20 beaster kernel: nfs server boss:/share: not responding > > i.e. first an Interrupt-Storm will be reported on irq21, then xl0 will stop working. > > I already tried: > - First replaced the NIC (a Broadcom one) with the 3C905. Didn't help. > - Took the Mainboard to the Dealer and had it exchanged. Didn't help. > - Placed a fan in front of the NIC. > - Exchanged the Soundcard and > - Exchanged the Graphics Card. > - Updated the Baord's BIOS and FreeBSD (tracked RELENG_6). > Nothing helped. > > I also installed Gentoo-Linux/amd64 on a free Partition and had that > running for while, however, that never ran into a Problem. Now, I know > this is no "proof" for error-free Hardware; hwoever, it seems to me > that there is a slight problem in FreeBSD. Please also note that, > except for the Network-hangs (which are very painfull, as I use NIS and > NFS which means I cannot do much while the Network is down excepttrying > to bring the machine down somewhat gracefully) I really enjoy > FreeBSD/amd64! Can you find out which IRQ Linux uses for the xl0 device? Also, can you try changing xl0 to use irq 21 by using the following tunable in the loader: hw.pci5.7.INTA.irq=21 -- John Baldwin <>< http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/ "Power Users Use the Power to Serve" = http://www.FreeBSD.org