linux-kernel - RE: Oops: 17 SMP ARM (v3.16-rc2)

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Date:	Thu, 14 Aug 2014 14:43:56 +0000
From:	Mattis Lorentzon <Mattis.Lorentzon@...oliv.com>
To:	Fabio Estevam <festevam@...il.com>
CC:	Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@....linux.org.uk>,
	Fredrik Noring <fredrik.noring@...oliv.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>
Subject: RE: Oops: 17 SMP ARM (v3.16-rc2)

Fabio and Russell,

> A working theory is that the switch (3Com Switch 4400) triggers the
> degeneration of the network stack from which Linux does not seem to
> recover, even if we later bypass the switch and directly connect the board to
> the server machine.

After a few more tests we have finally been able to trigger the exact same stalls
on the Sabrelite board with a direct network connection (i.e. without the switch).

Best regards,
Mattis Lorentzon

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