I found some more info:
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To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 14:28:58 -0000 Subject: 5.3-RELEASE with nge crashes regularly under load
I tried enabling giant and setting the sysctl neither helped. Unfortunately didn't have time to setup and get a dump of the kernel panic as I had to get the machine up and running ASAP. Replaced the netcard with an em and all was well.
Test to reproduce should be rsync on a dir with some large files in.
Steve
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This could be the problem. Well, it was hard enough convincing mgmt to let me use FreeBSD instead of RedHat. But I am not going to get budget for new nics...especially when the worked before.
If ANYONE can help...I would appreciate it. Again, to restate, nge driver is causing a "panic: page fault".
sp0ng3b0b wrote:
I've been told that this might be fixed in CURRENT. That's nice, but I am trying to run a production quality server and CURRENT is not recommended for that purpose. Any recommendations?
By the way, is Questions the wrong list for my problem?
sp0ng3b0b wrote:
I am getting a page fault with a new install of FreeBSD 5.3 Release. Something changed with the nge driver in FreeBSD 5.3. I did not have this problem with 5.2.1. I just performed a clean install on a box that had been running 5.2.1 RELEASE for a few months._______________________________________________
The box is an Instrusion Detection System. I have fiber taps in place on the network and use the rx ports of the nic to monitor the traffic.
In 5.2.1, i would do this to bond ports and monitor them:
# ifconfig nge0 media 1000baseSX mediaopt full-duplex promisc -arp up # ifconfig nge1 media 1000baseSX mediaopt full-duplex promisc -arp up # ngctl mkpeer fec dummy fec # ngctl msg fec0: add_iface '"nge0"' # ngctl msg fec0: add_iface '"nge1"' # ngctl msg fec0: set_mode_inet # ifconfig fec0 promisc -arp up
However, when i set the media options for nge0, the machine panics and dies. The panic message is hand typed below.
FreeBSD 5.3 RELEASE. Intel Pentium 4 3.06GHz CPU 1GB RAM 80GB Maxtor HD (1x) Intel 82801DB (ICH4) Pro/100 Ethernet (6x) NetGear GA621 fiber 1GB NIC
Fatal trap 12: page fault while in kernel mode
fault virtual address = 0x8
fault code = supervisor read, page not present
instruction pointer = 0x8:0xc055a002
stack pointer = 0x10:0xe32a2c9c
frame pointer = 0x10:0xe32a2cac
code segment = base 0x0, limit 0xfffff, type 0x1b
= DPL 0, pres 1, def 2 1, gran 1
processor eflags = interrupt enabled, resuep, IOPL = 0
current process = 27 (irq17: nge0)
trap number = 12
panic: page fault
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