How about using an Intel i210 NIC/device? It uses the igb Linux driver. Cheers, John
> -----Original Message----- > From: Duc Dang [mailto:dhd...@apm.com] > Sent: Thursday, April 9, 2015 11:58 AM > To: Fujinaka, Todd > Cc: e1000-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [E1000-devel] [linux-nics] Arm64 kernel crashes with e1000e > driver > > Hi Fujinaka, > > As e1000e product family is nearly end of life. Does Intel have alternative > options for 1Gb NIC? > > Regards, > Duc Dang. > > On Mon, Apr 6, 2015 at 3:35 PM, Fujinaka, Todd <todd.fujin...@intel.com> > wrote: > > The only documentation I have is what's in the commit bdc125f7 in the > kernel. I'm assuming you've already looked at the git logs. > > > > It all is predicated by that flag and it appears from the comments and the > code that the flag is only set for the 82579. I'll ask around, but if I'm > wrong I'm > sure I'll hear from Bruce, who used to work on this driver. > > > > Todd Fujinaka > > Software Application Engineer > > Networking Division (ND) > > Intel Corporation > > todd.fujin...@intel.com > > (503) 712-4565 > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Duc Dang [mailto:dhd...@apm.com] > > Sent: Monday, April 06, 2015 2:26 PM > > To: Fujinaka, Todd > > Cc: e1000-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > > Subject: Re: [linux-nics] Arm64 kernel crashes with e1000e driver > > > > Thanks, Fujinaka. > > > > The comment in E1000E driver (below) says that "on some parts there is a > bug that acknowledges Host accesses later than it should". Do you know if > 82752EI and 82754L have this problem or not? > > > > /** > > * __ew32_prepare - prepare to write to MAC CSR register on certain > > parts > > * @hw: pointer to the HW structure > > * > > * When updating the MAC CSR registers, the Manageability Engine (ME) > > could > > * be accessing the registers at the same time. Normally, this is > > handled in > > * h/w by an arbiter but on some parts there is a bug that > > acknowledges Host > > * accesses later than it should which could result in the register to > > have > > * an incorrect value. Workaround this by checking the FWSM register > > which > > * has bit 24 set while ME is accessing MAC CSR registers, wait if it > > is set > > * and try again a number of times. > > **/ > > > > Regards, > > Duc Dang. > > > > On Mon, Apr 6, 2015 at 12:42 PM, Fujinaka, Todd <todd.fujin...@intel.com> > wrote: > >> Unfortunately I think the only suggestion I have is to stick to stable > >> kernels. > We don't have any ARM hardware available so we can't test this locally. > >> > >> I'm also deleting the laundry-list of cc's because I think I'm the only > >> one on > 82574L support on Linux at this time. > >> > >> Todd Fujinaka > >> Software Application Engineer > >> Networking Division (ND) > >> Intel Corporation > >> todd.fujin...@intel.com > >> (503) 712-4565 > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: linux-nics-boun...@isotope.jf.intel.com > >> [mailto:linux-nics-boun...@isotope.jf.intel.com] On Behalf Of Duc > >> Dang > >> Sent: Monday, April 06, 2015 11:42 AM > >> To: Kirsher, Jeffrey T; Brandeburg, Jesse; Allan, Bruce W; Wyborny, > >> Carolyn; Skidmore, Donald C; Rose, Gregory V; Vick, Matthew; Ronciak, > >> John; Williams, Mitch A; Linux NICS; > >> e1000-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > >> Subject: [linux-nics] Arm64 kernel crashes with e1000e driver > >> > >> Hi E1000E driver maintainers, > >> > >> I am using E1000E card (82574L chipset) on my APM ARM64 X-Gene > platform and usually see an oops when I do "ifconfig eth0 up" or "ifconfig > eth0 > down" like below: > >> > ================================================================ > ===== > >> [root@dhcp-10-66-13-41 ~]# ifconfig eth0 down > >> e1000e: eth0 NIC Link is Down > >> [root@dhcp-10-66-13-41 ~]# ifconfig eth0 up Unhandled fault: synchronous > external abort (0x96000010) at 0xffffff8002180000 Internal error: : 96000010 > [#1] PREEMPT SMP Modules linked in: > >> CPU: 5 PID: 946 Comm: ifconfig Not tainted 4.0.0-rc6+ #6 Hardware > >> name: APM X-Gene Merlin board (DT) > >> task: ffffffc7da3ec200 ti: ffffffc0f9afc000 task.ti: ffffffc0f9afc000 > >> PC is at e1000e_set_rx_mode+0x13c/0x328 LR is at > >> e1000e_set_rx_mode+0xdc/0x328 pc : [<ffffffc00041e2b8>] lr : > >> [<ffffffc00041e258>] pstate: 60000145 sp : ffffffc0f9affbc0 > >> x29: ffffffc0f9affbc0 x28: ffffffc7d9cfa800 > >> x27: ffffffc7d9cfa800 x26: ffffffc7dc200000 > >> x25: ffffffc7dc0bc000 x24: 0000000000000000 > >> x23: 0000000004008002 x22: ffffffc7dc200000 > >> x21: ffffffc7dc200d38 x20: 0000000000005404 > >> x19: 0000000000000000 x18: 0000000000000000 > >> x17: 00000000004ddd88 x16: ffffffc00019d978 > >> x15: ffffffffffffffff x14: 0ffffffffffffffe > >> x13: 0000000000000020 x12: 0000000000000000 > >> x11: 000000000000002c x10: 0000000000000008 > >> x9 : 0000000000000000 x8 : ffffffc7dc201040 > >> x7 : 0000000000000000 x6 : 000000000000003f > >> x5 : 0000000000000040 x4 : 0000000000000000 > >> x3 : 00000000000016c9 x2 : ffffff8002180000 > >> x1 : ffffff8002180100 x0 : 0000000600114ba9 > >> > >> Process ifconfig (pid: 946, stack limit = 0xffffffc0f9afc028) > >> Stack: (0xffffffc0f9affbc0 to 0xffffffc0f9b00000) > >> fbc0: f9affc20 ffffffc0 0050a3b0 ffffffc0 dc200000 ffffffc7 006194a8 > >> ffffffc0 > >> fbe0: 006194a8 ffffffc0 dc200048 ffffffc7 00001002 00000000 0000007f > >> 00000000 > >> fc00: dc0bc000 ffffffc7 dc200000 ffffffc7 f9affc60 ffffffc0 0050a4dc > >> ffffffc0 > >> fc20: f9affc40 ffffffc0 0050a414 ffffffc0 dc20025c ffffffc7 dc200000 > >> ffffffc7 > >> fc40: f9affc60 ffffffc0 0050a4f8 ffffffc0 dc200000 ffffffc7 00000000 > >> 00000000 > >> fc60: f9affca0 ffffffc0 0050a7b0 ffffffc0 dc200000 ffffffc7 00001043 > >> 00000000 > >> fc80: 00000041 00000000 00000000 00000000 dc200000 ffffffc7 dc200000 > >> ffffffc7 > >> fca0: f9affce0 ffffffc0 0050a894 ffffffc0 dc200000 ffffffc7 00000000 > >> 00000000 > >> fcc0: 00000000 00000000 00001002 00000000 00000000 00000000 > 00000000 > >> 00000000 > >> fce0: f9affd10 ffffffc0 00564be0 ffffffc0 dc0bc010 ffffffc7 00000000 > >> 00000000 > >> fd00: d08cc3e8 0000007f 00008914 00000000 f9affdb0 ffffffc0 0056635c > >> ffffffc0 > >> fd20: d08cc3e8 0000007f 00008914 00000000 dc5e0930 ffffffc7 00000003 > >> 00000000 > >> fd40: d08cc3e8 0000007f 00008914 00000000 0000011a 00000000 > 0000001d > >> 00000000 > >> fd60: 005c7000 ffffffc0 f9afc000 ffffffc0 0000011a 00000000 dc0bc010 > >> ffffffc7 > >> fd80: 005c7000 ffffffc0 30687465 00000000 00000000 00000000 7ecb1043 > >> 0000007f > >> fda0: d08ccc7c 0000007f d08cc618 0000007f f9affdc0 ffffffc0 004ee040 > >> ffffffc0 > >> fdc0: f9affde0 ffffffc0 004ee848 ffffffc0 00008914 00000000 d08cc3e8 > >> 0000007f > >> fde0: f9affe10 ffffffc0 001a7e3c ffffffc0 d9d76e00 ffffffc7 d08cc3e8 > >> 0000007f > >> fe00: dc5e0930 ffffffc7 00000003 00000000 f9affe90 ffffffc0 001a8118 > >> ffffffc0 > >> fe20: 00000000 00000000 d9d76e00 ffffffc7 d9d76e00 ffffffc7 00000003 > >> 00000000 > >> fe40: f9affe70 ffffffc0 001b2d1c ffffffc0 00000003 00000000 00000002 > >> 00000000 > >> fe60: 00000003 00000000 d9d76e00 ffffffc7 f9affe80 ffffffc0 001b255c > >> ffffffc0 > >> fe80: f9affe90 ffffffc0 001a80d4 ffffffc0 d08cc4c0 0000007f 00085c30 > >> ffffffc0 > >> fea0: 00000000 00000000 d08ccc8a 0000007f ffffffff ffffffff 7ebc9a0c > >> 0000007f > >> fec0: 00000000 00000000 00000015 00000000 00000003 00000000 > 00008914 > >> 00000000 > >> fee0: d08cc3e8 0000007f 7ed432d3 0000007f 00000004 00000000 d08ccc95 > >> 0000007f > >> ff00: 01010100 81010101 ae58f47b 00000000 0000001d 00000000 > 98969991 > >> 978b9aff > >> ff20: 01010101 01010101 00000008 00000000 00000006 00000000 > 000003f3 > >> 00000000 > >> ff40: 7eb07a68 0000007f 0000578b 00000000 7ed51670 0000007f 7ebc9a00 > >> 0000007f > >> ff60: 00000000 00000000 d08cc3e8 0000007f d08ccc8a 0000007f 00000004 > >> 00000000 > >> ff80: d08cc628 0000007f 7ed4f1c8 0000007f 00000003 00000000 d08cc620 > >> 0000007f > >> ffa0: 00000000 00000000 d08cc3c0 0000007f d08cc628 0000007f d08cc4c0 > >> 0000007f > >> ffc0: 7ecbdac0 0000007f d08cc300 0000007f 7ebc9a0c 0000007f 00000000 > >> 00000000 > >> ffe0: 00000003 00000000 0000001d 00000000 00000000 00000000 > 00000000 00000000 Call trace: > >> [<ffffffc00041e2b8>] e1000e_set_rx_mode+0x13c/0x328 > >> [<ffffffc00050a3ac>] __dev_set_rx_mode+0x48/0x8c [<ffffffc00050a410>] > >> dev_set_rx_mode+0x20/0x38 [<ffffffc00050a4f4>] __dev_open+0xcc/0x120 > >> [<ffffffc00050a7ac>] __dev_change_flags+0x88/0x150 > >> [<ffffffc00050a890>] dev_change_flags+0x1c/0x5c [<ffffffc000564bdc>] > >> devinet_ioctl+0x644/0x6f0 [<ffffffc000566358>] inet_ioctl+0x88/0xb0 > >> [<ffffffc0004ee03c>] sock_do_ioctl.constprop.42+0x1c/0x5c > >> [<ffffffc0004ee844>] sock_ioctl+0x204/0x2c8 [<ffffffc0001a7e38>] > >> do_vfs_ioctl+0x360/0x5bc [<ffffffc0001a8114>] SyS_ioctl+0x80/0x98 > >> Code: a94363f7 a9446bf9 a8c67bfd d65f03c0 (b9400042) ---[ end trace > >> 94a85a23e747c00c ]--- Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal exception in > >> interrupt > >> CPU4: stopping > >> CPU: 4 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/4 Tainted: G D 4.0.0-rc6+ #6 > >> Hardware name: APM X-Gene Merlin board (DT) Call trace: > >> [<ffffffc0000899f4>] dump_backtrace+0x0/0x124 [<ffffffc000089b28>] > >> show_stack+0x10/0x1c [<ffffffc0005b8580>] dump_stack+0x80/0xc4 > >> [<ffffffc0000902e0>] handle_IPI+0x184/0x194 [<ffffffc000082460>] > >> gic_handle_irq+0x78/0x80 Exception stack(0xffffffc7dc9dbe00 to > >> 0xffffffc7dc9dbf20) > >> be00: 0080a000 ffffffc0 0080a5d8 ffffffc0 dc9dbf40 ffffffc7 000869c4 > >> ffffffc0 > >> be20: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000001 00000000 > 00000000 > >> 00000000 > >> be40: 00000000 00000000 ff795000 00000007 00000000 000aba95 > 50e55d3c > >> 0000000d > >> be60: dc9ca670 ffffffc7 dc9dbea0 ffffffc7 000003ff 00000000 0002d9eb > >> 00000000 > >> be80: 00000018 00000000 e8000000 00000003 00000000 00000000 > 18000000 > >> 000b2341 > >> bea0: 00196c84 ffffffc0 8969a640 0000007f 00000000 00000000 0080a000 > >> ffffffc0 > >> bec0: 0080a5d8 ffffffc0 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 007fae20 > >> ffffffc0 > >> bee0: 007fbb00 ffffffc0 005cf638 ffffffc0 dc9dbf50 ffffffc7 dc9d8000 > >> ffffffc7 > >> bf00: 0080a000 ffffffc0 dc9dbf40 ffffffc7 000869c0 ffffffc0 dc9dbf40 > >> ffffffc7 [<ffffffc0000855a4>] el1_irq+0x64/0xd8 [<ffffffc0000e3b1c>] > >> cpu_startup_entry+0x204/0x288 [<ffffffc00008fdb4>] > >> secondary_start_kernel+0x114/0x124 > >> > ================================================================ > ===== > >> > >> The issue also happens with E1000E card with chipset 82572EI. The kernel I > am using is 4.0.0-rc6+ (get from kernel.org git) with E1000E driver version > 2.3.2-k: > >> e1000e: Intel(R) PRO/1000 Network Driver - 2.3.2-k > >> e1000e: Copyright(c) 1999 - 2014 Intel Corporation. > >> e1000e 0000:01:00.0: Interrupt Throttling Rate (ints/sec) set to dynamic > conservative mode e1000e 0000:01:00.0 0000:01:00.0 (uninitialized): Failed to > initialize MSI-X interrupts. Falling back to MSI interrupts. > >> e1000e 0000:01:00.0 0000:01:00.0 (uninitialized): Failed to initialize MSI > interrupts. Falling back to legacy interrupts. > >> e1000e 0000:01:00.0 eth0: registered PHC clock e1000e 0000:01:00.0 > >> eth0: (PCI Express:2.5GT/s:Width x1) 00:1b:21:4e:95:76 e1000e > >> 0000:01:00.0 eth0: Intel(R) PRO/1000 Network Connection e1000e > >> 0000:01:00.0 eth0: MAC: 3, PHY: 8, PBA No: E46981-003 > >> > >> I see in the E1000E driver (file > >> drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c > >> ) this code snippet: > >> void __ew32(struct e1000_hw *hw, unsigned long reg, u32 val) { > >> if (hw->adapter->flags2 & FLAG2_PCIM2PCI_ARBITER_WA) > >> __ew32_prepare(hw); > >> > >> writel(val, hw->hw_addr + reg); } > >> > >> If I enable the flag FLAG2_PCIM2PCI_ARBITER_WA to avoid the collision in > MAC CSR accesses between the CPU PCIe controller and the Manageability > Engine for 81752EI and 82754L chipsets then the issue goes away. > >> I don't see this flag is enabled for 82752EI and 82754L chipsets in > >> current 4.0 > kernel driver, so I am not sure if this a proper fix or not. > >> > >> Please let me know if you have some other ideas about how I should debug > this issue. > >> > >> Thanks and regards, > >> Duc Dang. > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Linux-nics mailing list > >> linux-n...@intel.com > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > BPM Camp - Free Virtual Workshop May 6th at 10am PDT/1PM EDT Develop > your own process in accordance with the BPMN 2 standard Learn Process > modeling best practices with Bonita BPM through live exercises > http://www.bonitasoft.com/be-part-of-it/events/bpm-camp-virtual- event?utm_ > source=Sourceforge_BPM_Camp_5_6_15&utm_medium=email&utm_campaig > n=VA_SF > _______________________________________________ > E1000-devel mailing list > E1000-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/e1000-devel > To learn more about Intel® Ethernet, visit > http://communities.intel.com/community/wired ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BPM Camp - Free Virtual Workshop May 6th at 10am PDT/1PM EDT Develop your own process in accordance with the BPMN 2 standard Learn Process modeling best practices with Bonita BPM through live exercises http://www.bonitasoft.com/be-part-of-it/events/bpm-camp-virtual- event?utm_ source=Sourceforge_BPM_Camp_5_6_15&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=VA_SF _______________________________________________ E1000-devel mailing list E1000-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/e1000-devel To learn more about Intel® Ethernet, visit http://communities.intel.com/community/wired
