Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 09:23:16 -0700 From: Steve Kargl <sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> To: Jung-uk Kim <jkim@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org, JoaoBR <joao@matik.com.br> Subject: Re: panic in 8-CURRENT / BGE hang Message-ID: <20071024162316.GA7625@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> In-Reply-To: <200710241142.58329.jkim@FreeBSD.org> References: <4712A4A8.7080503@FreeBSD.org> <040e01c81587$a47f6600$ed7e3200$@co.uk> <200710240450.44314.joao@matik.com.br> <200710241142.58329.jkim@FreeBSD.org>
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On Wed, Oct 24, 2007 at 11:42:55AM -0400, Jung-uk Kim wrote: > On Wednesday 24 October 2007 02:50 am, JoaoBR wrote: > > > > so that is the reason then that bge hangs with 7 with the same > > if_bge.c version as releng_6 > > > > because hw.bge.allow_asf defaults to 0 in releng_6 and to 1 in 7 > > > > somebody knows why this changed? Would be kind of handy if this > > where in the man page since almost all tyans and other server > > boards have this bge nics > > When I MFC'd bge(4) on RELENG_6, I decided to turn it off by default. > See the diff between RELENG_6 and MFC point: > > http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/src/sys/dev/bge/if_bge.c.diff?r2=1.91.2.21;r1=1.186 > > Since RELENG_7 is branched, I think we should do the same on the > branch as well. > So, what exactly does hw.bge.allow_asf do? I've been running -current on several different tyan boards with on-board bge devices for the last few years without a hanging problem. I just checked and found hw.bge.allow_asf=1. I do see the infamous "bge0 watchdog timeout" problem, which can be mitigatedi, but not eliminated, byx Index: bge/if_bge.c =================================================================== RCS file: /home/ncvs/src/sys/dev/bge/if_bge.c,v retrieving revision 1.198 diff -u -p -r1.198 if_bge.c --- bge/if_bge.c 30 Sep 2007 11:05:14 -0000 1.198 +++ bge/if_bge.c 24 Oct 2007 16:26:41 -0000 @@ -2454,9 +2454,9 @@ bge_attach(device_t dev) /* Set default tuneable values. */ sc->bge_stat_ticks = BGE_TICKS_PER_SEC; sc->bge_rx_coal_ticks = 150; - sc->bge_tx_coal_ticks = 150; - sc->bge_rx_max_coal_bds = 10; - sc->bge_tx_max_coal_bds = 10; + sc->bge_tx_coal_ticks = 1500000; + sc->bge_rx_max_coal_bds = 32; + sc->bge_tx_max_coal_bds = 300; /* Set up ifnet structure */ ifp = sc->bge_ifp = if_alloc(IFT_ETHER); Index: bge/if_bgereg.h =================================================================== RCS file: /home/ncvs/src/sys/dev/bge/if_bgereg.h,v retrieving revision 1.73 diff -u -p -r1.73 if_bgereg.h --- bge/if_bgereg.h 22 May 2007 19:22:58 -0000 1.73 +++ bge/if_bgereg.h 24 Oct 2007 16:26:42 -0000 @@ -2342,7 +2342,7 @@ struct bge_gib { * allocated for the standard, mini and jumbo receive rings. */ -#define BGE_SSLOTS 256 +#define BGE_SSLOTS 512 #define BGE_MSLOTS 256 #define BGE_JSLOTS 384 -- Steve
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