netdev - Re: Linux Kernel | Intel Driver Bug

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Message-ID: <1311547638.2835.72.camel@jtkirshe-mobl>
Date:	Sun, 24 Jul 2011 15:47:17 -0700
From:	Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
To:	Nicolás Sigal | LocalHost Soluciones
	 Innovadoras <nicolas.sigal@...alhost.net.ar>
Cc:	"kristoffer@...sler.com" <kristoffer@...sler.com>,
	"Brandeburg, Jesse" <jesse.brandeburg@...el.com>,
	"Allan, Bruce W" <bruce.w.allan@...el.com>,
	"Ronciak, John" <john.ronciak@...el.com>, support@...alhost.net.ar,
	netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Linux Kernel | Intel Driver Bug - please update

On Sun, 2011-07-24 at 13:28 -0700, Nicolás Sigal | LocalHost Soluciones
Innovadoras wrote:
> Please, can you update the e1000e driver of the kernel to v1.4.4?
>  
> http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=Y&ProdId=3299&DwnldID=15817&ProductFamily=Componentes+Ethernet&ProductLine=Controladores+Ethernet&ProductProduct=Controlador+Intel%C2%AE+82579+Gigabit+Ethernet&DownloadType=Controladoresspa
>  
> This version have an important bug fixed:
> * 82579: Fix for Tx Hang on FTS ME Platform
> 
> And we have this problem in all of our servers with this NIC and ME
> on.
>  
> Debug:
>  
> Jul 24 14:23:27 [kernel] e1000e 0000:00:19.0: eth0: Detected Hardware
> Unit Hang:
> Jul 24 14:23:27 [kernel]   TDH                  <0>
> Jul 24 14:23:27 [kernel]   TDT                  <16>
> Jul 24 14:23:27 [kernel]   next_to_use          <16>
> Jul 24 14:23:27 [kernel]   next_to_clean        <0>
> Jul 24 14:23:27 [kernel] buffer_info[next_to_clean]:
> Jul 24 14:23:27 [kernel]   time_stamp           <10282156f>
> Jul 24 14:23:27 [kernel]   next_to_watch        <0>
> Jul 24 14:23:27 [kernel]   jiffies              <102821aed>
> Jul 24 14:23:27 [kernel]   next_to_watch.status <0>
> Jul 24 14:23:27 [kernel] MAC Status             <80143>
> Jul 24 14:23:27 [kernel] PHY Status             <796d>
> Jul 24 14:23:27 [kernel] PHY 1000BASE-T Status  <0>
> Jul 24 14:23:27 [kernel] PHY Extended Status    <3000>
> Jul 24 14:23:27 [kernel] PCI Status             <10>
> Jul 24 14:23:28 [kernel] e1000e 0000:00:19.0: eth0: Reset adapter
> Jul 24 14:23:30 [kernel] e1000e: eth0 NIC Link is Up 100 Mbps Full
> Duplex, Flow Control: Rx/Tx
> Jul 24 14:23:30 [kernel] e1000e 0000:00:19.0: eth0: 10/100 speed:
> disabling TSO
>  


[removed ixgbe/igb Intel maintainers, and Linus from the email thread]
Added a more appropriate mailing list (netdev)

We currently have the kernel patches in review and testing to update the
e1000e driver to v1.4.4.  I should be able to push some, if not all of
the changes upstream later this week.

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