netdev - RE: [REGRESSION] e1000e stopped working

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:	Thu, 01 Jul 2010 01:59:17 +0300
From:	Maxim Levitsky <maximlevitsky@...il.com>
To:	"Tantilov, Emil S" <emil.s.tantilov@...el.com>
Cc:	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"Allan, Bruce W" <bruce.w.allan@...el.com>,
	"Pieper, Jeffrey E" <jeffrey.e.pieper@...el.com>
Subject: RE: [REGRESSION] e1000e stopped working

On Tue, 2010-06-29 at 12:37 -0600, Tantilov, Emil S wrote:
> Maxim Levitsky wrote:
> > On Mon, 2010-06-28 at 18:09 -0700, Allan, Bruce W wrote:
> >> On Monday, June 28, 2010 10:14 AM, Maxim Levitsky wrote:
> >>> On Mon, 2010-06-28 at 10:04 -0700, Allan, Bruce W wrote:
> >>>> On Sunday, June 27, 2010 10:47 AM, Maxim Levitsky wrote:
> >>>>> On Sun, 2010-06-27 at 20:43 +0300, Maxim Levitsky wrote:
> >>>>>> On Sun, 2010-06-27 at 20:29 +0300, Maxim Levitsky wrote:
> >>>>>>> On Sun, 2010-06-27 at 20:27 +0300, Maxim Levitsky wrote:
> >>>>>>>> Just that,
> >>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>> It doesn't receive anything from my internet router during
> >>>>>>>> DHCP. 
> >>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>> 00:19.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Intel Corporation 82566DC
> >>>>>>>> 	Gigabit Network Connection [8086:104b] (rev 02) Subsystem:
> >>>>>>>> 	Intel Corporation Device [8086:0001] Control: I/O+ Mem+
> >>>>>>>> 	BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping-
> >>>>>>>> 	SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx+ Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B-
> >>>>>>>> 	ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
> >>>>>>>> 	INTx- 	Latency: 0 Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 47 Region 0:
> >>>>>>>> 	Memory at 50300000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128K]
> >>>>>>>> 	Region 1: Memory at 50324000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable)
> >>>>>>>> 		[size=4K] Region 2: I/O ports at 30e0 [size=32]
> >>>>>>>> 		Capabilities: [c8] Power Management version 2 Flags: PMEClk-
> >>>>>>>> 	DSI+ D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+)
> >>>>>>>> 		Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=1 PME- Capabilities:
> >>>>>>>> 	[d0] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Queue=0/0
> >>>>>>>> 	Enable+ Address: 00000000fee0100c  Data: 41c9 Kernel driver
> >>>>>>>> in use: e1000e Kernel modules: e1000e 
> >>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>> I use vanilla tree, commit
> >>>>>>>> bf2937695fe2330bfd8933a2310e7bdd2581dc2e
> >>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>> Best regards,
> >>>>>>>> 	Maxim Levitsky
> >>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>> It appears to work now after reboot.
> >>>>>>> Will keep a look for this.
> >>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>> Disregard for now.
> >>>>>> 
> >>>>>> 
> >>>>>> Just s2ram cycle, problem is back.
> >>>>>> Did full reboot (power off then on), same thing card doesn't
> >>>>>> work... 
> >>>>>> 
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> Yep, s2ram sometimes 'fixes', sometimes breaks the card.
> >>>>> Something got broken in device initialization path.
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> Best regards,
> >>>>>  	Maxim Levitsky
> >>>> 
> >>>> What distro are you using?  If RedHat, since you are using DHCP
> >>>> will you please try putting a "LINKDELAY=10" in the
> >>>> /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-ethX config file.
> >>>> 
> >>> I use ubuntu 9.10
> >>> 
> >>>> Is there anything in the system log that might help narrow down the
> >>>> issue?
> >>> 
> >>> Nothing, really nothing.
> >>> It seems to detect link, dhcp client sends requests, but doesn't
> >>> recieve a thing (even tried promisc mode - doesn't help)
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >>> Best regards,
> >>> 	Maxim Levitsky
> >> 
> >> Since you say this is a regression, when did this last work for you
> >> without this problem, i.e. which distro, which kernel? 
> > 
> > I always compile kernel, and last kernel I compiled here was vanilla
> > 2.6.33-rc4.
> > It works just fine.
> > 
> > I mostly use my laptop, and therefore didn't update kernel on my
> > desktop for long time.
> > 
> > If I find some free time I try to bisect the problem.
> 
> Could you provide some additional info about your setup:
> ethtool -e eth0
> ethtool -d eth0
> kernel config (if possible)
> 
> What is the model of your system/MB?


Sure,


My motherboard on this system is Intel DG965RY

The bug in about 90% reproducible.
Doing several s2ram cycles, its possible to catch a moment when the
device starts working.


Best regards,
	Maxim Levitsky



View attachment "eeprom" of type "text/plain" (14622 bytes)

View attachment "misc" of type "text/plain" (1297 bytes)

Download attachment "reg_dump" of type "audio/x-ape" (2300 bytes)

Download attachment ".config.gz" of type "application/x-gzip" (16213 bytes)