linux-kernel - Re: Hardware bug or kernel bug?

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Date:	Fri, 13 Oct 2006 15:06:48 +0200
From:	Jarek Poplawski <jarkao2@...pl>
To:	David Johnson <dj@...id-web.co.uk>
Cc:	Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Hardware bug or kernel bug?

On Fri, Oct 13, 2006 at 12:56:53PM +0100, David Johnson wrote:
> On Friday 13 October 2006 11:58, Jarek Poplawski wrote:
> >
> > PS: I hope you tested it also under internal stress (heavy
> > copying plus computing).
> 
> Yes, I did. No individual factor triggers the bug (high CPU load, lots of disk 
> activity, high network load, etc.) nor does any other combination of factors 
> other than what I mentioned before (high network load, some disk activity, 
> some CPU load).
> 
> Both scp and rsync trigger it reliably, but FTP does not trigger it at all. So 
> CPU load (which scp and rsync generates but FTP does not) must be a key part 
> of the equation...

Probably - but only with networking. So I'd try with this debugging
like in my first reply plus maybe 2.6.19-rc1 (e1000 - btw. I hope
this other tested card was different model - and locking improved)
and resend conclusions to netdev@...r.kernel.org.

Cheers,

Jarek P.
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