On Wed, Apr 05, 2006 at 10:12:33AM +0200, Toni Mueller wrote:
> Hello,
re
> I have just experienced the weird situation that I see a number of
> pings show negative times:
smp has issues wrt gettimeofday()...
> $ ping 172.20.10.1
> PING 172.20.10.1 (172.20.10.1): 56 data bytes
> 64 bytes from 172.20.10.1: icmp_seq=0 ttl=64 time=162.004 ms
> 64 bytes from 172.20.10.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=-3.-995 ms
> 64 bytes from 172.20.10.1: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=0.-603 ms
> 64 bytes from 172.20.10.1: icmp_seq=3 ttl=64 time=-8.-716 ms
> 64 bytes from 172.20.10.1: icmp_seq=4 ttl=64 time=-7.-468 ms
> 64 bytes from 172.20.10.1: icmp_seq=5 ttl=64 time=-7.-623 ms
> 64 bytes from 172.20.10.1: icmp_seq=6 ttl=64 time=-7.-935 ms
> 64 bytes from 172.20.10.1: icmp_seq=7 ttl=64 time=-4.-349 ms
> 64 bytes from 172.20.10.1: icmp_seq=8 ttl=64 time=-5.-440 ms
> 64 bytes from 172.20.10.1: icmp_seq=9 ttl=64 time=-2.-321 ms
> 64 bytes from 172.20.10.1: icmp_seq=10 ttl=64 time=-2.-943 ms
> 64 bytes from 172.20.10.1: icmp_seq=11 ttl=64 time=0.643 ms
> 64 bytes from 172.20.10.1: icmp_seq=12 ttl=64 time=-7.-311 ms
> 64 bytes from 172.20.10.1: icmp_seq=13 ttl=64 time=-1.-384 ms
> 64 bytes from 172.20.10.1: icmp_seq=14 ttl=64 time=-4.-817 ms
> 64 bytes from 172.20.10.1: icmp_seq=15 ttl=64 time=-1.-382 ms
> 64 bytes from 172.20.10.1: icmp_seq=16 ttl=64 time=0.-450 ms
> 64 bytes from 172.20.10.1: icmp_seq=17 ttl=64 time=-2.-319 ms
>
>
> This is weird. I saw a similar thread last year in the context of 3.6,
> but this is 3.8. Also, the number of negative pings should rule out any
> rdate or ntp related questions.
>
> $ uname -a
> OpenBSD lyon.as-creation.de 3.8 GENERIC.MPR#0 amd64
>
> (amd64 MP + RAIDFRAME)
>
> After interrupting this ping and starting over a minute or so later,
> this phenomenon showed up only a while later:
>
>
> 64 bytes from 172.20.10.1: icmp_seq=107 ttl=64 time=5.962 ms
> 64 bytes from 172.20.10.1: icmp_seq=108 ttl=64 time=3.311 ms
> 64 bytes from 172.20.10.1: icmp_seq=109 ttl=64 time=1.130 ms
> 64 bytes from 172.20.10.1: icmp_seq=110 ttl=64 time=8.616 ms
> 64 bytes from 172.20.10.1: icmp_seq=111 ttl=64 time=2.844 ms
> 64 bytes from 172.20.10.1: icmp_seq=112 ttl=64 time=7.525 ms
> 64 bytes from 172.20.10.1: icmp_seq=113 ttl=64 time=-8.-246 ms
> 64 bytes from 172.20.10.1: icmp_seq=114 ttl=64 time=-6.-845 ms
> 64 bytes from 172.20.10.1: icmp_seq=115 ttl=64 time=-4.-35 ms
> 64 bytes from 172.20.10.1: icmp_seq=116 ttl=64 time=-1.-540 ms
> 64 bytes from 172.20.10.1: icmp_seq=117 ttl=64 time=-5.-441 ms
> 64 bytes from 172.20.10.1: icmp_seq=118 ttl=64 time=-2.-789 ms
> 64 bytes from 172.20.10.1: icmp_seq=119 ttl=64 time=-3.-568 ms
> 64 bytes from 172.20.10.1: icmp_seq=120 ttl=64 time=-4.-971 ms
> 64 bytes from 172.20.10.1: icmp_seq=121 ttl=64 time=-5.-751 ms
> 64 bytes from 172.20.10.1: icmp_seq=122 ttl=64 time=-2.-161 ms
> 64 bytes from 172.20.10.1: icmp_seq=123 ttl=64 time=2.827 ms
> 64 bytes from 172.20.10.1: icmp_seq=124 ttl=64 time=-1.-384 ms
> 64 bytes from 172.20.10.1: icmp_seq=125 ttl=64 time=0.-761 ms
> 64 bytes from 172.20.10.1: icmp_seq=126 ttl=64 time=-7.000 ms
> 64 bytes from 172.20.10.1: icmp_seq=128 ttl=64 time=0.956 ms
> 64 bytes from 172.20.10.1: icmp_seq=129 ttl=64 time=-2.-08 ms
> 64 bytes from 172.20.10.1: icmp_seq=130 ttl=64 time=0.487 ms
> 64 bytes from 172.20.10.1: icmp_seq=107 ttl=64 time=5.962 ms
> 64 bytes from 172.20.10.1: icmp_seq=108 ttl=64 time=3.311 ms
> 64 bytes from 172.20.10.1: icmp_seq=109 ttl=64 time=1.130 ms
> 64 bytes from 172.20.10.1: icmp_seq=110 ttl=64 time=8.616 ms
> 64 bytes from 172.20.10.1: icmp_seq=111 ttl=64 time=2.844 ms
> 64 bytes from 172.20.10.1: icmp_seq=112 ttl=64 time=7.525 ms
> 64 bytes from 172.20.10.1: icmp_seq=113 ttl=64 time=-8.-246 ms
> 64 bytes from 172.20.10.1: icmp_seq=114 ttl=64 time=-6.-845 ms
> 64 bytes from 172.20.10.1: icmp_seq=115 ttl=64 time=-4.-35 ms
> 64 bytes from 172.20.10.1: icmp_seq=116 ttl=64 time=-1.-540 ms
> 64 bytes from 172.20.10.1: icmp_seq=117 ttl=64 time=-5.-441 ms
> 64 bytes from 172.20.10.1: icmp_seq=118 ttl=64 time=-2.-789 ms
> 64 bytes from 172.20.10.1: icmp_seq=119 ttl=64 time=-3.-568 ms
> 64 bytes from 172.20.10.1: icmp_seq=120 ttl=64 time=-4.-971 ms
> 64 bytes from 172.20.10.1: icmp_seq=121 ttl=64 time=-5.-751 ms
> 64 bytes from 172.20.10.1: icmp_seq=122 ttl=64 time=-2.-161 ms
> 64 bytes from 172.20.10.1: icmp_seq=123 ttl=64 time=2.827 ms
> 64 bytes from 172.20.10.1: icmp_seq=124 ttl=64 time=-1.-384 ms
> 64 bytes from 172.20.10.1: icmp_seq=125 ttl=64 time=0.-761 ms
> 64 bytes from 172.20.10.1: icmp_seq=126 ttl=64 time=-7.000 ms
> 64 bytes from 172.20.10.1: icmp_seq=128 ttl=64 time=0.956 ms
> 64 bytes from 172.20.10.1: icmp_seq=129 ttl=64 time=-2.-08 ms
> 64 bytes from 172.20.10.1: icmp_seq=130 ttl=64 time=0.487 ms
> 64 bytes from 172.20.10.1: icmp_seq=131 ttl=64 time=-8.-873 ms
> 64 bytes from 172.20.10.1: icmp_seq=132 ttl=64 time=-5.-751 ms
> 64 bytes from 172.20.10.1: icmp_seq=133 ttl=64 time=-2.-478 ms
> 64 bytes from 172.20.10.1: icmp_seq=134 ttl=64 time=-7.-623 ms
> 64 bytes from 172.20.10.1: icmp_seq=135 ttl=64 time=-8.-560 ms
> 64 bytes from 172.20.10.1: icmp_seq=136 ttl=64 time=-4.-348 ms
> 64 bytes from 172.20.10.1: icmp_seq=137 ttl=64 time=-4.-662 ms
> 64 bytes from 172.20.10.1: icmp_seq=138 ttl=64 time=10.020 ms
> 64 bytes from 172.20.10.1: icmp_seq=139 ttl=64 time=-5.-442 ms
> 64 bytes from 172.20.10.1: icmp_seq=140 ttl=64 time=-5.-130 ms
> 64 bytes from 172.20.10.1: icmp_seq=141 ttl=64 time=-6.-843 ms
>
> Other machines on that same 100MBit/s Ethernet respond within more or
> less consistent times of some 0.3-0.5 ms.
>
> Any suggestions are most welcome!
>
>
> Best,
> --Toni++
>
--
paranoic mickey (my employers have changed but, the name has remained)
