netdev - RE: system hang on start-up (mlx5?)

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]

Message-ID:
 <DM8PR12MB54003FBFCABCCB37EE807B45AB6C9@DM8PR12MB5400.namprd12.prod.outlook.com>
Date: Wed, 3 May 2023 06:34:10 +0000
From: Eli Cohen <elic@...dia.com>
To: Chuck Lever III <chuck.lever@...cle.com>
CC: Saeed Mahameed <saeedm@...dia.com>, Leon Romanovsky <leon@...nel.org>,
	linux-rdma <linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org>, "open list:NETWORKING [GENERAL]"
	<netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: system hang on start-up (mlx5?)

Hi Chuck,

Just verifying, could you make sure your server and card firmware are up to date?

Will try to see if I can reproduce this here.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chuck Lever III <chuck.lever@...cle.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, 3 May 2023 4:03
> To: Eli Cohen <elic@...dia.com>
> Cc: Saeed Mahameed <saeedm@...dia.com>; Leon Romanovsky
> <leon@...nel.org>; linux-rdma <linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org>; open
> list:NETWORKING [GENERAL] <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
> Subject: system hang on start-up (mlx5?)
> 
> Hi-
> 
> I have a Supermicro X10SRA-F/X10SRA-F with a ConnectX®-5 EN network
> interface card, 100GbE single-port QSFP28, PCIe3.0 x16, tall bracket;
> MCX515A-CCAT
> 
> When booting a v6.3+ kernel, the boot process stops cold after a
> few seconds. The last message on the console is the MLX5 driver
> note about "PCIe slot advertised sufficient power (27W)".
> 
> bisect reports that bbac70c74183 ("net/mlx5: Use newer affinity
> descriptor") is the first bad commit.
> 
> I've trolled lore a couple of times and haven't found any discussion
> of this issue.
> 
> 
> --
> Chuck Lever
>