One more thing to note. It mostly happens after around 8-24 hours and i could stop it again by rebooting the system/server. (can't prove it)
Stefan Am 06.08.2015 um 22:59 schrieb Rose, Gregory V: > Thanks Stefan. I think for now you've given us enough data to go on - I've > got some research to do and then I'll get back to you. > > - Greg > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Stefan Priebe - Profihost AG [mailto:s.pri...@profihost.ag] >> Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2015 11:32 PM >> To: Rose, Gregory V; e1000-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >> Subject: Re: [E1000-devel] dropped rx with i40e >> >> Am 06.08.2015 um 00:22 schrieb Rose, Gregory V: >>> Stefan, >>> >>> Could you please send me the output of 'ethtool' and 'ethtool -i' for >> each i40e interface that is experiencing the dropped packets issue? >> >> These are around 100 cards. So i won't post the output for all of them. >> As they're all using the same driver and the same firmware - we updated >> all of them i hope it's ok to post the output only from one of them. >> >> # ethtool eth2 >> Settings for eth2: >> Supported ports: [ FIBRE ] >> Supported link modes: 10000baseT/Full >> Supported pause frame use: Symmetric >> Supports auto-negotiation: No >> Advertised link modes: Not reported >> Advertised pause frame use: No >> Advertised auto-negotiation: No >> Speed: 10000Mb/s >> Duplex: Full >> Port: Direct Attach Copper >> PHYAD: 0 >> Transceiver: external >> Auto-negotiation: off >> Supports Wake-on: g >> Wake-on: d >> Current message level: 0x0000000f (15) >> drv probe link timer >> Link detected: yes >> # ethtool -i eth2 >> driver: i40e >> version: 1.3.4-k >> firmware-version: f4.33.31377 a1.2 n4.42 e191b >> bus-info: 0000:03:00.0 >> supports-statistics: yes >> supports-test: yes >> supports-eeprom-access: yes >> supports-register-dump: yes >> supports-priv-flags: yes >> >>> Also, the system log might help also - dmesg can get that. That'll >> give me something to look at. >> >> As this one is pretty long. i pasted dmesg to pastebin: >> http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=7Tjp3eDT >> >>> By the way, have you tried using ethtool to turn adaptive RX and TX off >> using ethtool to see if that has any impact on the dropped packets? >> >> I tested this one: >> ethtool -C eth3 adaptive-rx off adaptive-tx off rx-usecs 2 tx-usecs 0 >> >> but it has not helped. Still dropped rx packets. While a 2nd system >> receiving the same load using ixgbe has no dropped packets. >> >>> That might be an easy test to run. >> >> Thanks! >> >> Greets, >> Stefan >> >> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> - Greg >>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: Stefan Priebe [mailto:s.pri...@profihost.ag] >>>> Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2015 11:14 AM >>>> To: e1000-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >>>> Subject: Re: [E1000-devel] dropped rx with i40e >>>> >>>> >>>> Something i've noticed: >>>> ixgbe: >>>> Adaptive RX: off TX: off >>>> rx-usecs: 1 >>>> tx-usecs: 0 >>>> >>>> i40e: >>>> Adaptive RX: on TX: on >>>> rx-usecs: 62 >>>> tx-usecs: 122 >>>> >>>> Stefan >>>> >>>> Am 05.08.2015 um 09:02 schrieb Stefan Priebe - Profihost AG: >>>>> Hello list, >>>>> >>>>> we're using the intel X520 cards with the ixgbe driver since a long >>>>> time for our cloud infrastructure. We never had a problem with >>>>> dropped packets and everything was always fine. >>>>> >>>>> Since a year we started switching to the X710 cards as they're >>>>> better regarding their specs (lower power consumption, lower >>>>> latency, better price). >>>>> >>>>> We've around 100 X710 cards running now and we had a lot of trouble >>>>> with them. Back in 2014 there were a firmware bug, then there were >>>>> driver problems with bonding and so on. >>>>> >>>>> Now we have detected a new problem! We're seeing a lot of rx_dropped >>>>> packets on all X710 cards while all ixgbe based cards are working >> fine. >>>>> >>>>> I've tested the 1.2.48 driver als also the latest 1.3.4-k driver >>>>> from 4.2-rc5. >>>>> >>>>> Can anybody help? >>>>> >>>>> Greets, >>>>> Stefan >>>>> >>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> ----- >>>> ---- >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ 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
