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Message-ID: <CACTFLAPv=OGaWaz+BdPxr56e56c=cx8QYuc9TUK61Bk4WD5=vg@mail.gmail.com> Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2013 11:32:22 +0100 From: Daniel Mack <zonque@...il.com> To: Mark Jackson <mpfj-list@...c.co.uk> Cc: "linux-omap@...r.kernel.org" <linux-omap@...r.kernel.org>, lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org> Subject: Re: Excessive ethernet interrupts on AM335x board On Tue, Mar 12, 2013 at 4:35 PM, Mark Jackson <mpfj-list@...c.co.uk> wrote: > I'm just fighting an issue with ethernet on our custom AM335x board:- > > # uname -a > Linux nanobone 3.9.0-rc2-00113-gd60f039 #139 Tue Mar 12 15:14:01 GMT 2013 armv7l GNU/Linux > > Every now and then, the whole unit slows to a crawl. The only indication of any problem is:- > > (a) the serial tty port becomes much less responsive > (b) normal ping times jump from 1ms to >10sec (sometimes >20sec !!) > (c) the ethernet interrupt count rockets (see below) > > I've tried to force the problem by flood pinging from my PC. > > # while true >> do grep "58:" /proc/interrupts; sleep 10 >> done > 58: 1291 INTC 4a100000.ethernet <<< normal pinging (about 100 irqs per 10sec) > 58: 1333 INTC 4a100000.ethernet > 58: 1372 INTC 4a100000.ethernet > 58: 3979 INTC 4a100000.ethernet <<< start flood ping (about 4k irqs per 10sec) > 58: 6540 INTC 4a100000.ethernet > 58: 17519 INTC 4a100000.ethernet <<< big jump >>> > 58: 20169 INTC 4a100000.ethernet > 58: 22775 INTC 4a100000.ethernet > 58: 25368 INTC 4a100000.ethernet > 58: 34598 INTC 4a100000.ethernet <<< big jump >>> > 58: 37182 INTC 4a100000.ethernet > 58: 39730 INTC 4a100000.ethernet > 58: 141220 INTC 4a100000.ethernet <<< whoa !!! >>> > 58: 146080 INTC 4a100000.ethernet > 58: 149351 INTC 4a100000.ethernet > 58: 152922 INTC 4a100000.ethernet > 58: 156420 INTC 4a100000.ethernet > 58: 159538 INTC 4a100000.ethernet > 58: 162711 INTC 4a100000.ethernet > 58: 165746 INTC 4a100000.ethernet > 58: 168973 INTC 4a100000.ethernet > 58: 172128 INTC 4a100000.ethernet > 58: 175030 INTC 4a100000.ethernet > 58: 177957 INTC 4a100000.ethernet > 58: 180782 INTC 4a100000.ethernet > 58: 183618 INTC 4a100000.ethernet > 58: 186450 INTC 4a100000.ethernet > 58: 189242 INTC 4a100000.ethernet > 58: 191909 INTC 4a100000.ethernet > 58: 194565 INTC 4a100000.ethernet > 58: 197153 INTC 4a100000.ethernet > 58: 199730 INTC 4a100000.ethernet <<< another big jump >>> > 58: 252629 INTC 4a100000.ethernet > 58: 262955 INTC 4a100000.ethernet > 58: 265557 INTC 4a100000.ethernet > 58: 268131 INTC 4a100000.ethernet > 58: 272586 INTC 4a100000.ethernet > 58: 275623 INTC 4a100000.ethernet <<< here I stop flood pings >>> > [ 631.727758] nfs: server 10.0.0.100 not responding, still trying > [ 638.738864] nfs: server 10.0.0.100 OK > 58: 277694 INTC 4a100000.ethernet > 58: 277703 INTC 4a100000.ethernet > 58: 277709 INTC 4a100000.ethernet > 58: 277719 INTC 4a100000.ethernet > 58: 277725 INTC 4a100000.ethernet > 58: 277734 INTC 4a100000.ethernet > 58: 277745 INTC 4a100000.ethernet > > As you can see, when I stop the flood pings, the nfs link is now reported > as being lost. I had the same problem. Please check this patch, I'm sure it will fix you issue: https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/davem/net.git/commit/?id=d35162f89b8f00537d7b240b76d2d0e8b8d29aa0 Daniel -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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