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Date:	Thu, 16 Feb 2012 07:13:02 +0100
From:	Thomas Meyer <thomas@...3r.de>
To:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Cc:	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"jcliburn@...il.com" <jcliburn@...il.com>,
	"chris.snook@...il.com" <chris.snook@...il.com>,
	netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, Josh Boyer <jwboyer@...il.com>
Subject: Re: NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0 (atl1c): transmit queue 0 timed out

Am 16.02.2012 um 05:34 schrieb Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>:

> Le mardi 14 février 2012 à 08:36 +0100, Eric Dumazet a écrit :
>> Le lundi 13 février 2012 à 16:00 -0500, Josh Boyer a écrit :
>>> On Sun, Feb 12, 2012 at 11:16 AM, Thomas Meyer <thomas@...3r.de> wrote:
>>>> abrt_version:   2.0.7
>>>> cmdline:        BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.2.3 root=/dev/sda2 rootfstype=ext4 rootflags=data=writeback ro quiet rhgb
>>>> kernel:         3.2.3
>>>> reason:         WARNING: at net/sched/sch_generic.c:255 dev_watchdog+0x1e7/0x1f0()
>>>> time:           Sa 04 Feb 2012 15:31:22 CET
>>>> 
>>>> backtrace:
>>>> :WARNING: at net/sched/sch_generic.c:255 dev_watchdog+0x1e7/0x1f0()
>>>> :Hardware name: Aspire 1810T
>>>> :NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0 (atl1c): transmit queue 0 timed out
>>>> :Modules linked in: vfat fat fuse bluetooth nf_conntrack_ipv6 nf_defrag_ipv6 ip6t_REJECT ip6table_filter ip6_tables snd_hda_codec_hdmi snd_hda_codec_realtek snd_hda_intel snd_hda_codec snd_hwdep uvcvideo snd_seq arc4 videodev usb_storage snd_seq_device v4l2_compat_ioctl32 snd_pcm snd_timer acer_wmi iwlwifi snd mac80211 sparse_keymap cfg80211 rfkill soundcore snd_page_alloc joydev wmi acerhdf pcspkr virtio_net virtio atl1c virtio_ring kvm_intel kvm uinput ipv6 [last unloaded: scsi_wait_scan]
>>>> :Pid: 0, comm: swapper Not tainted 3.2.3 #5
>>>> :Call Trace:
>>>> : <IRQ>  [<ffffffff810322ca>] warn_slowpath_common+0x7a/0xb0
>>>> : [<ffffffff81018a18>] ? lapic_next_event+0x18/0x20
>>>> : [<ffffffff810323a1>] warn_slowpath_fmt+0x41/0x50
>>>> : [<ffffffff8104e9be>] ? hrtimer_interrupt+0xfe/0x1f0
>>>> : [<ffffffff8102c350>] ? wake_up_process+0x10/0x20
>>>> : [<ffffffff813e9397>] dev_watchdog+0x1e7/0x1f0
>>>> : [<ffffffff8103cfcf>] run_timer_softirq+0xef/0x210
>>>> : [<ffffffff813e91b0>] ? qdisc_reset+0x50/0x50
>>>> : [<ffffffff81037827>] __do_softirq+0x87/0x110
>>>> : [<ffffffff814945fa>] call_softirq+0x1a/0x30
>>>> : [<ffffffff810038bd>] do_softirq+0x4d/0x80
>>>> : [<ffffffff81037a8e>] irq_exit+0x7e/0xa0
>>>> : [<ffffffff8100375b>] do_IRQ+0x5b/0xd0
>>>> : [<ffffffff8148de29>] common_interrupt+0x69/0x69
>>>> : <EOI>  [<ffffffff8124e115>] ? acpi_idle_enter_bm+0x1c0/0x1ff
>>>> : [<ffffffff8124e110>] ? acpi_idle_enter_bm+0x1bb/0x1ff
>>>> : [<ffffffff813a24b4>] ? menu_select+0xd4/0x390
>>>> : [<ffffffff813a150b>] cpuidle_idle_call+0x8b/0xe0
>>>> : [<ffffffff810011ed>] cpu_idle+0x9d/0xe0
>>>> : [<ffffffff8147d08e>] rest_init+0x62/0x64
>>>> : [<ffffffff81699b54>] start_kernel+0x358/0x363
>>>> : [<ffffffff81699322>] x86_64_start_reservations+0x132/0x136
>>>> : [<ffffffff81699416>] x86_64_start_kernel+0xf0/0xf7
>>>> : [<ffffffff81017e70>] ? acpi_suspend_lowlevel+0x1b0/0x1b0
>>> 
>>> We've seen this in Fedora for a long time now.  As far as I know, nobody
>>> really knows what is going on.
>>> 
>>> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=717211
>>> 
>>> (Also, you probably should have sent this to netdev.)
>> 
>> CC netdev, Jay Cliburn <jcliburn@...il.com>, 
>> 
>> It seems this driver has partial support for two TX rings.
>> 
>> (TX completion only drains the first ring)
>> 
>> Please try following patch.
>> 
>> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1c/atl1c_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1c/atl1c_main.c
>> index b859124..1ff3c6d 100644
>> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1c/atl1c_main.c
>> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1c/atl1c_main.c
>> @@ -2244,10 +2244,6 @@ static netdev_tx_t atl1c_xmit_frame(struct sk_buff *skb,
>>            dev_info(&adapter->pdev->dev, "tx locked\n");
>>        return NETDEV_TX_LOCKED;
>>    }
>> -    if (skb->mark == 0x01)
>> -        type = atl1c_trans_high;
>> -    else
>> -        type = atl1c_trans_normal;
>> 
>>    if (atl1c_tpd_avail(adapter, type) < tpd_req) {
>>        /* no enough descriptor, just stop queue */
>> 
> 

Hello Eric,

> 
> Thomas, have you had the chance to test this patch ?

Yes, I'm running 3.2.6 with your patch applied for 3 days now. I didn't see above warning yet, but the warning was rather seldom, so I'll keep an eye on it in the next weeks.

Thanks for the patch!

Kind regards
Thomas

> 
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