Sorry, see information regarding TxDescriptorStep in the README.

Svavar O
Reykjavik - Iceland

On 2.10.2009, at 11:36, Svavar Örn Eysteinsson wrote:

> Thanks allot Dave.
>
> I thought that the 8.0.6 was the newest, and will definatly try to
> upgrade.
>
> What does the TxDescriptorStep actually do ?
>
> Will keep you all posted.
>
> Thanks again.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Svavar O
> Reykjavik - Iceland
>
> On 1.10.2009, at 22:48, Graham, David wrote:
>
>> Hi Svavar,
>> This looks like a problem that we have seen before on similar
>> platforms, and I'm hoping that the workaround we have already
>> provided will resolve the issue. Please follow these steps and let
>> us know.
>>
>> First, we will need to update your driver version from 8.0.6 to the
>> latest, which includes the workaround.
>> Please download the e1000-8.0.16 driver from the e1000 sourceforge
>> site. You'll see the driver tarball when you click on the e1000
>> stable link at https://sourceforge.net/projects/e1000/files/
>>
>> Extract the tarball
>>
>>      tar xvzf e1000-8.0.16.tar.gz
>>      
>> Build it
>>      cd e1000-8.0.16/src
>>      make
>>
>> Install using the new TxDescriptorStep parameter for each of your 3
>> interfaces to activate the workaround.
>>
>>      modprobe e1000 TxDescriptorStep=4,4,4
>>
>>
>> Bring the interfaces up and retest.
>>
>> Please let me know if you need more detail, and I will be glad to
>> help further.
>>
>> Dave
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Svavar Örn Eysteinsson [mailto:sva...@fiton.is]
>> Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2009 4:43 AM
>> To: e1000-devel@lists.sourceforge.net
>> Subject: [E1000-devel] TX Unit hang with Intel Pro/1000 (82541PI)
>> (e1000) driver on Firewall/NAT machine. Help needed
>>
>> Hi.
>> I'm having a very serious trouble with TX Unit Hang on my Firewall/ 
>> NAT
>> machine that serves
>> 100 pc's and devices and 4 networks.
>>
>> The machine has 1.5GB in RAM, AMD Sempron(tm) Processor 2600+ at
>> 1.6Ghz.
>> The network cards consist of 3 pieces of Intel Pro/1000 GT Desktop
>> Adapters 82541PI (rev 05),
>> and one VIA [Rhine-II] network card.
>>
>> My OS is Fedora 10, with 2.6.27.15-170 KERNEL.
>> My e1000 driver is 8.0.6-NAPI
>> Iptables is 1.4.1.1
>>
>>
>> To my problem. Every now and then, I get a "TX Unit Hang" on mostly  
>> on
>> my ETH1
>> interface (that is a internal interface) but now these days I'm
>> getting it at my EXTERNAL
>> interface (eth0).
>>
>> When this Tx Unit Hangs comes up. No traffic is generated in or out  
>> on
>> my firewall machine.
>> To fix the problem I have to relaunch the Firewall script. Script
>> generated by Fwbuilder.
>> When the script has relaunched all traffic is normal.
>>
>> We also host many WWW servers, and email servers. I' have recently
>> inserted a scheduled
>> cron job to relaunch the firewall script at 1hour basis, but that is
>> not a solution
>> for this problem.
>>
>> Can someone help me out, or give me some information regarding this
>> annoying problem.
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Svavar O
>> Reykjavik - Iceland.
>>
>>
>> < Here's my messages.log output >
>>
>> Sep 30 00:33:20 localhost kernel: e1000: eth0: e1000_clean_tx_irq:
>> Detected Tx Unit Hang
>> Sep 30 00:33:20 localhost kernel:  Tx Queue             <0>
>> Sep 30 00:33:20 localhost kernel:  TDH                  <c3>
>> Sep 30 00:33:20 localhost kernel:  TDT                  <c3>
>> Sep 30 00:33:20 localhost kernel:  next_to_use          <c3>
>> Sep 30 00:33:20 localhost kernel:  next_to_clean        <d7>
>> Sep 30 00:33:20 localhost kernel: buffer_info[next_to_clean]
>> Sep 30 00:33:20 localhost kernel:  time_stamp           <dae9c1d0>
>> Sep 30 00:33:20 localhost kernel:  next_to_watch        <d7>
>> Sep 30 00:33:20 localhost kernel:  jiffies              <dae9cb38>
>> Sep 30 00:33:20 localhost kernel:  next_to_watch.status <0>
>> Sep 30 00:33:22 localhost kernel: e1000: eth0: e1000_clean_tx_irq:
>> Detected Tx Unit Hang
>> Sep 30 00:33:22 localhost kernel:  Tx Queue             <0>
>> Sep 30 00:33:22 localhost kernel:  TDH                  <c3>
>> Sep 30 00:33:22 localhost kernel:  TDT                  <c3>
>> Sep 30 00:33:22 localhost kernel:  next_to_use          <c3>
>> Sep 30 00:33:22 localhost kernel:  next_to_clean        <d7>
>> Sep 30 00:33:22 localhost kernel: buffer_info[next_to_clean]
>> Sep 30 00:33:22 localhost kernel:  time_stamp           <dae9c1d0>
>> Sep 30 00:33:22 localhost kernel:  next_to_watch        <d7>
>> Sep 30 00:33:22 localhost kernel:  jiffies              <dae9d308>
>> Sep 30 00:33:22 localhost kernel:  next_to_watch.status <0>
>>
>> Oct  1 11:17:31 localhost kernel: e1000: eth0: e1000_clean_tx_irq:
>> Detected Tx Unit Hang
>> Oct  1 11:17:31 localhost kernel:  Tx Queue             <0>
>> Oct  1 11:17:31 localhost kernel:  TDH                  <e2>
>> Oct  1 11:17:31 localhost kernel:  TDT                  <e2>
>> Oct  1 11:17:31 localhost kernel:  next_to_use          <e2>
>> Oct  1 11:17:31 localhost kernel:  next_to_clean        <f6>
>> Oct  1 11:17:31 localhost kernel: buffer_info[next_to_clean]
>> Oct  1 11:17:31 localhost kernel:  time_stamp           <e25de7af>
>> Oct  1 11:17:31 localhost kernel:  next_to_watch        <f6>
>> Oct  1 11:17:31 localhost kernel:  jiffies              <e25debb0>
>> Oct  1 11:17:31 localhost kernel:  next_to_watch.status <0>
>> Oct  1 11:17:33 localhost kernel: e1000: eth0: e1000_clean_tx_irq:
>> Detected Tx Unit Hang
>> Oct  1 11:17:33 localhost kernel:  Tx Queue             <0>
>> Oct  1 11:17:33 localhost kernel:  TDH                  <e2>
>> Oct  1 11:17:33 localhost kernel:  TDT                  <e2>
>> Oct  1 11:17:33 localhost kernel:  next_to_use          <e2>
>> Oct  1 11:17:33 localhost kernel:  next_to_clean        <f6>
>> Oct  1 11:17:33 localhost kernel: buffer_info[next_to_clean]
>> Oct  1 11:17:33 localhost kernel:  time_stamp           <e25de7af>
>> Oct  1 11:17:33 localhost kernel:  next_to_watch        <f6>
>> Oct  1 11:17:33 localhost kernel:  jiffies              <e25df380>
>> Oct  1 11:17:33 localhost kernel:  next_to_watch.status <0>
>> Oct  1 11:17:35 localhost kernel: e1000: eth0: e1000_clean_tx_irq:
>> Detected Tx Unit Hang
>> Oct  1 11:17:35 localhost kernel:  Tx Queue             <0>
>> Oct  1 11:17:35 localhost kernel:  TDH                  <e2>
>> Oct  1 11:17:35 localhost kernel:  TDT                  <e2>
>> Oct  1 11:17:35 localhost kernel:  next_to_use          <e2>
>> Oct  1 11:17:35 localhost kernel:  next_to_clean        <f6>
>> Oct  1 11:17:35 localhost kernel: buffer_info[next_to_clean]
>> Oct  1 11:17:35 localhost kernel:  time_stamp           <e25de7af>
>> Oct  1 11:17:35 localhost kernel:  next_to_watch        <f6>
>> Oct  1 11:17:35 localhost kernel:  jiffies              <e25dfb50>
>> Oct  1 11:17:35 localhost kernel:  next_to_watch.status <0>
>> Oct  1 11:17:37 localhost kernel: e1000: eth0: e1000_clean_tx_irq:
>> Detected Tx Unit Hang
>> Oct  1 11:17:37 localhost kernel:  Tx Queue             <0>
>> Oct  1 11:17:37 localhost kernel:  TDH                  <e2>
>> Oct  1 11:17:37 localhost kernel:  TDT                  <e2>
>> Oct  1 11:17:37 localhost kernel:  next_to_use          <e2>
>> Oct  1 11:17:37 localhost kernel:  next_to_clean        <f6>
>> Oct  1 11:17:37 localhost kernel: buffer_info[next_to_clean]
>> Oct  1 11:17:37 localhost kernel:  time_stamp           <e25de7af>
>> Oct  1 11:17:37 localhost kernel:  next_to_watch        <f6>
>> Oct  1 11:17:37 localhost kernel:  jiffies              <e25e0320>
>> Oct  1 11:17:37 localhost kernel:  next_to_watch.status <0>
>> Oct  1 11:17:39 localhost kernel: e1000: eth0: e1000_clean_tx_irq:
>> Detected Tx Unit Hang
>> Oct  1 11:17:39 localhost kernel:  Tx Queue             <0>
>> Oct  1 11:17:39 localhost kernel:  TDH                  <e2>
>> Oct  1 11:17:39 localhost kernel:  TDT                  <e2>
>> Oct  1 11:17:39 localhost kernel:  next_to_use          <e2>
>> Oct  1 11:17:39 localhost kernel:  next_to_clean        <f6>
>> Oct  1 11:17:39 localhost kernel: buffer_info[next_to_clean]
>> Oct  1 11:17:39 localhost kernel:  time_stamp           <e25de7af>
>> Oct  1 11:17:39 localhost kernel:  next_to_watch        <f6>
>> Oct  1 11:17:39 localhost kernel:  jiffies              <e25e0af0>
>> Oct  1 11:17:39 localhost kernel:  next_to_watch.status <0>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> lspci shows :
>>
>> 00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8M800 Host Bridge
>> 00:00.1 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8M800 Host Bridge
>> 00:00.2 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8M800 Host Bridge
>> 00:00.3 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8M800 Host Bridge
>> 00:00.4 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8M800 Host Bridge
>> 00:00.7 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8M800 Host Bridge
>> 00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237 PCI bridge [K8T800/
>> K8T890 South]
>> 00:0b.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82541PI Gigabit
>> Ethernet Controller (rev 05)
>> 00:0c.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82541PI Gigabit
>> Ethernet Controller (rev 05)
>> 00:0d.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82541PI Gigabit
>> Ethernet Controller (rev 05)
>> 00:0f.0 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA VT6420 SATA RAID
>> Controller (rev 80)
>> 00:0f.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/
>> B/
>> VT823x/A/C PIPC Bus Master IDE (rev 06)
>> 00:10.0 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1
>> Controller (rev 81)
>> 00:10.1 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1
>> Controller (rev 81)
>> 00:10.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1
>> Controller (rev 81)
>> 00:10.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1
>> Controller (rev 81)
>> 00:10.4 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0 (rev 86)
>> 00:11.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237 ISA bridge [KT600/
>> K8T800/K8T890 South]
>> 00:11.5 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8233/A/
>> 8235/8237 AC97 Audio Controller (rev 60)
>> 00:11.6 Communication controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. AC'97 Modem
>> Controller (rev 80)
>> 00:12.0 Ethernet controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6102 [Rhine-II]
>> (rev 78)
>> 00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/
>> Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration
>> 00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/
>> Opteron] Address Map
>> 00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/
>> Opteron] DRAM Controller
>> 00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/
>> Opteron] Miscellaneous Control
>> 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8M800/
>> K8N800/K8N800A [S3 UniChrome Pro] (rev 01)
>>
>>
>>
>> lsmod shows :
>>
>> Module                  Size  Used by
>> e1000                 153668  0
>> ipt_LOG                 8836  0
>> sit                    12804  0
>> tunnel4                 6792  1 sit
>> dca                     9124  0
>> xt_multiport            6784  119
>> act_nat                 8004  0
>> nf_nat_tftp             5504  0
>> nf_nat_proto_sctp       5892  0
>> libcrc32c               6400  1 nf_nat_proto_sctp
>> nf_nat_pptp             6656  0
>> nf_nat_proto_gre        6020  1 nf_nat_pptp
>> nf_nat_proto_udplite     5892  0
>> nf_nat_proto_dccp       5892  0
>> nf_nat_h323             9472  0
>> nf_nat_sip              9600  0
>> nf_nat_snmp_basic      11656  0
>> nf_nat_amanda           5760  0
>> nf_nat_irc              6016  0
>> nf_nat_ftp              6400  0
>> ebt_snat                5760  0
>> ebtable_nat             5888  0
>> ebt_dnat                5632  0
>> ebtables               19200  3 ebt_snat,ebtable_nat,ebt_dnat
>> nf_conntrack_ipv6      15864  0
>> nf_conntrack_netlink    17792  0
>> nfnetlink               7320  1 nf_conntrack_netlink
>> ts_kmp                  6016  5
>> nf_conntrack_amanda     7552  1 nf_nat_amanda
>> nf_conntrack_tftp       7956  1 nf_nat_tftp
>> nf_conntrack_ftp       10660  1 nf_nat_ftp
>> nf_conntrack_sane       8220  0
>> nf_conntrack_irc        8868  1 nf_nat_irc
>> nf_conntrack_netbios_ns     6272  0
>> nf_conntrack_sip       18708  1 nf_nat_sip
>> nf_conntrack_pptp       9092  1 nf_nat_pptp
>> nf_conntrack_proto_gre     8064  1 nf_conntrack_pptp
>> nf_conntrack_proto_dccp     9992  0
>> nf_conntrack_proto_sctp    10248  0
>> nf_conntrack_h323      46336  1 nf_nat_h323
>> nf_conntrack_proto_udplite     7560  0
>> ipt_MASQUERADE          6528  0
>> iptable_nat             8712  1
>> nf_nat                 17944  14
>> nf_nat_tftp
>> ,nf_nat_proto_sctp
>> ,nf_nat_pptp
>> ,nf_nat_proto_gre
>> ,nf_nat_proto_udplite
>> ,nf_nat_proto_dccp
>> ,nf_nat_h323
>> ,nf_nat_sip
>> ,nf_nat_amanda
>> ,nf_nat_irc 
>> ,nf_nat_ftp,nf_conntrack_netlink,ipt_MASQUERADE,iptable_nat
>> bridge                 43668  0
>> stp                     6148  1 bridge
>> bnep                   14848  2
>> sco                    12932  2
>> l2cap                  21504  3 bnep
>> bluetooth              48608  5 bnep,sco,l2cap
>> sunrpc                156052  3
>> ipv6                  230132  20 sit,nf_conntrack_ipv6
>> dm_multipath           17164  0
>> uinput                 10624  0
>> snd_via82xx            25752  0
>> snd_via82xx_modem      14472  0
>> gameport               13452  1 snd_via82xx
>> snd_ac97_codec         95268  2 snd_via82xx,snd_via82xx_modem
>> ac97_bus                5504  1 snd_ac97_codec
>> snd_seq_dummy           6660  0
>> snd_seq_oss            30364  0
>> snd_seq_midi_event      9600  1 snd_seq_oss
>> snd_seq                48576  5
>> snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event
>> snd_pcm_oss            42496  0
>> snd_mixer_oss          16896  1 snd_pcm_oss
>> snd_pcm                65924  4
>> snd_via82xx,snd_via82xx_modem,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss
>> snd_timer              22024  2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
>> snd_page_alloc         11016  3 snd_via82xx,snd_via82xx_modem,snd_pcm
>> snd_mpu401_uart        10368  1 snd_via82xx
>> snd_rawmidi            22528  1 snd_mpu401_uart
>> snd_seq_device         10124  4
>> snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_rawmidi
>> snd                    50616  13
>> snd_via82xx
>> ,snd_via82xx_modem
>> ,snd_ac97_codec
>> ,snd_seq_dummy
>> ,snd_seq_oss
>> ,snd_seq
>> ,snd_pcm_oss
>> ,snd_mixer_oss
>> ,snd_pcm,snd_timer,snd_mpu401_uart,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_device
>> soundcore               9416  1 snd
>> i2c_viapro             10772  0
>> sata_via               10884  0
>> via_rhine              23560  0
>> mii                     8192  1 via_rhine
>> k8temp                  7936  0
>> hwmon                   6300  1 k8temp
>> i2c_core               21396  1 i2c_viapro
>> pcspkr                  6272  0
>> floppy                 51988  0
>> ata_generic             8452  0
>> pata_acpi               7680  0
>> pata_via               11908  2
>>
>>
>>
>>
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