I'm using backport kernel 4.3+70~bpo8+1 and this issue append to me some times. may be on heavy uploading, but not sure. I tried the command : ethtool -K eth0 gso off gro off tso off but not working.
I tried to install the 3.3.3 driver from intel, but not working. I fall back to the 3.16.7-ckt20-1+deb8u4 kernel and it's working well. I have a asrock Z87E-ITX motherboard with i217v network (don't know if this can help) please help. here is the messages from syslog : Mar 14 15:28:21 home kernel: [ 5193.589013] e1000e 0000:00:19.0 eth0: Detected Hardware Unit Hang: Mar 14 15:28:21 home kernel: [ 5193.589013] TDH <1a> Mar 14 15:28:21 home kernel: [ 5193.589013] TDT <29> Mar 14 15:28:21 home kernel: [ 5193.589013] next_to_use <29> Mar 14 15:28:21 home kernel: [ 5193.589013] next_to_clean <17> Mar 14 15:28:21 home kernel: [ 5193.589013] buffer_info[next_to_clean]: Mar 14 15:28:21 home kernel: [ 5193.589013] time_stamp <10012acc5> Mar 14 15:28:21 home kernel: [ 5193.589013] next_to_watch <1a> Mar 14 15:28:21 home kernel: [ 5193.589013] jiffies <10012ae0a> Mar 14 15:28:21 home kernel: [ 5193.589013] next_to_watch.status <0> Mar 14 15:28:21 home kernel: [ 5193.589013] MAC Status <80083> Mar 14 15:28:21 home kernel: [ 5193.589013] PHY Status <796d> Mar 14 15:28:21 home kernel: [ 5193.589013] PHY 1000BASE-T Status <3800> Mar 14 15:28:21 home kernel: [ 5193.589013] PHY Extended Status <3000> Mar 14 15:28:21 home kernel: [ 5193.589013] PCI Status <10> Mar 14 15:28:23 home kernel: [ 5195.587930] e1000e 0000:00:19.0 eth0: Detected Hardware Unit Hang: Mar 14 15:28:23 home kernel: [ 5195.587930] TDH <1a> Mar 14 15:28:23 home kernel: [ 5195.587930] TDT <29> Mar 14 15:28:23 home kernel: [ 5195.587930] next_to_use <29> Mar 14 15:28:23 home kernel: [ 5195.587930] next_to_clean <17> Mar 14 15:28:23 home kernel: [ 5195.587930] buffer_info[next_to_clean]: Mar 14 15:28:23 home kernel: [ 5195.587930] time_stamp <10012acc5> Mar 14 15:28:23 home kernel: [ 5195.587930] next_to_watch <1a> Mar 14 15:28:23 home kernel: [ 5195.587930] jiffies <10012affe> Mar 14 15:28:23 home kernel: [ 5195.587930] next_to_watch.status <0> Mar 14 15:28:23 home kernel: [ 5195.587930] MAC Status <80083> Mar 14 15:28:23 home kernel: [ 5195.587930] PHY Status <796d> Mar 14 15:28:23 home kernel: [ 5195.587930] PHY 1000BASE-T Status <3800> Mar 14 15:28:23 home kernel: [ 5195.587930] PHY Extended Status <3000> Mar 14 15:28:23 home kernel: [ 5195.587930] PCI Status <10> Mar 14 15:28:25 home kernel: [ 5197.586602] e1000e 0000:00:19.0 eth0: Detected Hardware Unit Hang: Mar 14 15:28:25 home kernel: [ 5197.586602] TDH <1a> Mar 14 15:28:25 home kernel: [ 5197.586602] TDT <29> Mar 14 15:28:25 home kernel: [ 5197.586602] next_to_use <29> Mar 14 15:28:25 home kernel: [ 5197.586602] next_to_clean <17> Mar 14 15:28:25 home kernel: [ 5197.586602] buffer_info[next_to_clean]: Mar 14 15:28:25 home kernel: [ 5197.586602] time_stamp <10012acc5> Mar 14 15:28:25 home kernel: [ 5197.586602] next_to_watch <1a> Mar 14 15:28:25 home kernel: [ 5197.586602] jiffies <10012b1f2> Mar 14 15:28:25 home kernel: [ 5197.586602] next_to_watch.status <0> Mar 14 15:28:25 home kernel: [ 5197.586602] MAC Status <80083> Mar 14 15:28:25 home kernel: [ 5197.586602] PHY Status <796d> Mar 14 15:28:25 home kernel: [ 5197.586602] PHY 1000BASE-T Status <3800> Mar 14 15:28:25 home kernel: [ 5197.586602] PHY Extended Status <3000> Mar 14 15:28:25 home kernel: [ 5197.586602] PCI Status <10> Mar 14 15:28:27 home kernel: [ 5199.585292] e1000e 0000:00:19.0 eth0: Detected Hardware Unit Hang: Mar 14 15:28:27 home kernel: [ 5199.585292] TDH <1a> Mar 14 15:28:27 home kernel: [ 5199.585292] TDT <29> Mar 14 15:28:27 home kernel: [ 5199.585292] next_to_use <29> Mar 14 15:28:27 home kernel: [ 5199.585292] next_to_clean <17> Mar 14 15:28:27 home kernel: [ 5199.585292] buffer_info[next_to_clean]: Mar 14 15:28:27 home kernel: [ 5199.585292] time_stamp <10012acc5> Mar 14 15:28:27 home kernel: [ 5199.585292] next_to_watch <1a> Mar 14 15:28:27 home kernel: [ 5199.585292] jiffies <10012b3e6> Mar 14 15:28:27 home kernel: [ 5199.585292] next_to_watch.status <0> Mar 14 15:28:27 home kernel: [ 5199.585292] MAC Status <80083> Mar 14 15:28:27 home kernel: [ 5199.585292] PHY Status <796d> Mar 14 15:28:27 home kernel: [ 5199.585292] PHY 1000BASE-T Status <3800> Mar 14 15:28:27 home kernel: [ 5199.585292] PHY Extended Status <3000> Mar 14 15:28:27 home kernel: [ 5199.585292] PCI Status <10> Mar 14 15:28:29 home kernel: [ 5201.584221] e1000e 0000:00:19.0 eth0: Detected Hardware Unit Hang: Mar 14 15:28:29 home kernel: [ 5201.584221] TDH <1a> Mar 14 15:28:29 home kernel: [ 5201.584221] TDT <29> Mar 14 15:28:29 home kernel: [ 5201.584221] next_to_use <29> Mar 14 15:28:29 home kernel: [ 5201.584221] next_to_clean <17> Mar 14 15:28:29 home kernel: [ 5201.584221] buffer_info[next_to_clean]: Mar 14 15:28:29 home kernel: [ 5201.584221] time_stamp <10012acc5> Mar 14 15:28:29 home kernel: [ 5201.584221] buffer_info[next_to_clean]: Mar 14 15:28:29 home kernel: [ 5201.584221] time_stamp <10012acc5> Mar 14 15:28:29 home kernel: [ 5201.584221] next_to_watch <1a> Mar 14 15:28:29 home kernel: [ 5201.584221] jiffies <10012b5da> Mar 14 15:28:29 home kernel: [ 5201.584221] next_to_watch.status <0> Mar 14 15:28:29 home kernel: [ 5201.584221] MAC Status <80083> Mar 14 15:28:29 home kernel: [ 5201.584221] PHY Status <796d> Mar 14 15:28:29 home kernel: [ 5201.584221] PHY 1000BASE-T Status <3800> Mar 14 15:28:29 home kernel: [ 5201.584221] PHY Extended Status <3000> Mar 14 15:28:29 home kernel: [ 5201.584221] PCI Status <10> Mar 14 15:28:29 home kernel: [ 5201.591761] ------------[ cut here ]------------ Mar 14 15:28:29 home kernel: [ 5201.591782] WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 0 at /home/zumbi/linux-4.3.5/net/sched/sch_generic.c:303 dev_watchdog+0x229/0x240() Mar 14 15:28:29 home kernel: [ 5201.591785] NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0 (e1000e): transmit queue 0 timed out Mar 14 15:28:29 home kernel: [ 5201.591786] Modules linked in: xt_conntrack xt_multiport cpufreq_conservative cpufreq_stats cpufreq_userspace cpufreq_powersave xt_tcpudp xt_CT iptable_raw iptable_mangle iptable_nat nf_conntrack_ipv4 nf_defrag_ipv4 ip6table_filter nf_nat _ipv4 nf_nat ip6_tables nf_conntrack iptable_filter ip_tables x_tables xfs libcrc32c raid1 intel_rapl iosf_mbi x86_pkg_temp_thermal snd_hda_codec_hdmi intel_powerclamp crct10dif_pclmul crc32_pclmul snd_hda_codec_realtek iTCO_wdt snd_hda_codec_generic evdev iTCO_vendor_s upport sha256_ssse3 sha256_generic hmac drbg ansi_cprng aesni_intel aes_x86_64 e1000e(O) lrw gf128mul glue_helper ablk_helper snd_hda_intel cryptd snd_hda_codec snd_hda_core psmouse snd_hwdep i915 serio_raw i2c_i801 snd_pcm nuvoton_cir snd_timer rc_core snd drm_kms_help er battery soundcore drm soc_button_array video ptp button i2c_algo_bit pps_core shpchp mei_me lpc_ich mfd_core mei tpm_tis tpm processor raid0 md_mod nct6775 hwmon_vid coretemp loop fuse autofs4 ext4 crc16 mbcache jbd2 dm_mod sg sd_mod crc32c_intel ahci libahci xhci_pc i ehci_pci libata xhci_hcd ehci_hcd scsi_mod usbcore usb_common Mar 14 15:28:29 home kernel: [ 5201.591860] CPU: 1 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/1 Tainted: G U O 4.3.0-0.bpo.1-amd64 #1 Debian 4.3.5-1~bpo8+1 Mar 14 15:28:29 home kernel: [ 5201.591862] Hardware name: To Be Filled By O.E.M. To Be Filled By O.E.M./Z87E-ITX, BIOS P2.50 07/11/2014 Mar 14 15:28:29 home kernel: [ 5201.591863] 0000000000000000 6bba5f44b6b33c52 ffffffff812e1ac9 ffff88021f283e18 Mar 14 15:28:29 home kernel: [ 5201.591867] ffffffff81074451 0000000000000000 ffff88021f283e70 ffff8800c7944000 Mar 14 15:28:29 home kernel: [ 5201.591870] 0000000000000001 0000000000000001 ffffffff810744dc ffffffff81863b88 Mar 14 15:28:29 home kernel: [ 5201.591873] Call Trace: Mar 14 15:28:29 home kernel: [ 5201.591875] <IRQ> [<ffffffff812e1ac9>] ? dump_stack+0x40/0x57 Mar 14 15:28:29 home kernel: [ 5201.591883] [<ffffffff81074451>] ? warn_slowpath_common+0x81/0xb0 Mar 14 15:28:29 home kernel: [ 5201.591886] [<ffffffff810744dc>] ? warn_slowpath_fmt+0x5c/0x80 Mar 14 15:28:29 home kernel: [ 5201.591889] [<ffffffff814b89e9>] ? dev_watchdog+0x229/0x240 Mar 14 15:28:29 home kernel: [ 5201.591892] [<ffffffff814b87c0>] ? dev_deactivate_queue.constprop.34+0x60/0x60 Mar 14 15:28:29 home kernel: [ 5201.591896] [<ffffffff810d6e90>] ? call_timer_fn+0x30/0xf0 Mar 14 15:28:29 home kernel: [ 5201.591899] [<ffffffff814b87c0>] ? dev_deactivate_queue.constprop.34+0x60/0x60 Mar 14 15:28:29 home kernel: [ 5201.591902] [<ffffffff810d861d>] ? run_timer_softirq+0x17d/0x2b0 Mar 14 15:28:29 home kernel: [ 5201.591906] [<ffffffff81078ca7>] ? __do_softirq+0x107/0x270 Mar 14 15:28:29 home kernel: [ 5201.591909] [<ffffffff81078f46>] ? irq_exit+0x86/0x90 Mar 14 15:28:29 home kernel: [ 5201.591914] [<ffffffff8158d90e>] ? smp_apic_timer_interrupt+0x3e/0x50 Mar 14 15:28:29 home kernel: [ 5201.591917] [<ffffffff8158b7a2>] ? apic_timer_interrupt+0x82/0x90 Mar 14 15:28:29 home kernel: [ 5201.591919] <EOI> [<ffffffff8145ce08>] ? cpuidle_enter_state+0xe8/0x220 Mar 14 15:28:29 home kernel: [ 5201.591926] [<ffffffff8145cde3>] ? cpuidle_enter_state+0xc3/0x220 Mar 14 15:28:29 home kernel: [ 5201.591930] [<ffffffff810b3894>] ? cpu_startup_entry+0x294/0x350 Mar 14 15:28:29 home kernel: [ 5201.591934] [<ffffffff8104b600>] ? start_secondary+0x150/0x190 Mar 14 15:28:29 home kernel: [ 5201.591936] ---[ end trace 2156ed2dd3d39fd8 ]--- Mar 14 15:28:29 home kernel: [ 5201.591950] e1000e 0000:00:19.0 eth0: Reset adapter unexpectedly Mar 14 15:28:33 home kernel: [ 5205.399410] e1000e: eth0 NIC Link is Up 1000 Mbps Full Duplex, Flow Control: None

