netdev - Re: rtl8152 / power management kernel hang

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Date:   Thu, 15 Apr 2021 12:10:58 +0200
From:   Oliver Neukum <oneukum@...e.com>
To:     Thiago Macieira <thiago.macieira@...el.com>,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, Hayes Wang <hayeswang@...ltek.com>
Cc:     linux-usb@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: rtl8152 / power management kernel hang

Am Dienstag, den 13.04.2021, 13:57 -0700 schrieb Thiago Macieira:
> This has been happening for at least a year but I've only now decided to 
> report it.
> 
> Kernel 5.11.11
> Symptom: 
> - partial kernel freeze
> - some kernel tasks end up in state D and never leave it
>     (notably ipv6_addrconf)
> - problem propagates as other userspace processes try to use
>   networking, such as /sbin/ip trying to set the device down
> - normal reboot impossible, Alt+SysRq,B is necessary
> 
> Steps to reproduce: use device for a few hours. I'm using it in a bonded 
> connection, but I don't think that's a required condition.
> 
> Workaround: disable power management on the device via PowerTop before the 
> problem occurs.

Hi,

is this device part of a docking station?

	Regards
		Oliver