1.3.12-k from net-next devel does not help either ;-( Should we open an intel support ticket? We really need a solution.
Stefan Am 12.08.2015 um 10:29 schrieb Stefan Priebe - Profihost AG: > Might this be a memory allocation problem? It happens only after some > hours running and when the whole memory is filled with linux fs cache. > > Is the i40e driver using kmalloc or vmalloc? > > Stefan > Am 11.08.2015 um 06:03 schrieb Stefan Priebe: >> 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
