Re: 3com Driver and the 3XP Processor
On Fri, 15 Jun 2001, Pekka Pietikainen wrote: > On Fri, Jun 15, 2001 at 08:37:15AM -0700, David S. Miller wrote: > > > > Pete Wyckoff writes: > > > We're currently working on using both processors > > > of the Tigon in parallel. > > > > It is my understanding that on the Tigon2, the second processor is > > only for working around hw bugs in the DMA controller of the board and > > cannot be used for other tasks. > > > > WRT. tigon3, it was mentioned on this list that it is a pair of arm9 > > cpus, one for rx and one for tx. > > > Might be worth asking broadcom instead of 3com for the specs, > as they seem to be selling it as a chip (BCM5700/5701), whereas 3com sells a > board (3c996). > Guys, To make it easier, Tell me exactly what you need in documentation and I will try to get it for you. Martin Moerman [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- > Pekka Pietikainen > > > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ > - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Re: 3com Driver and the 3XP Processor
Well nick, that is your choice. /Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Thu, 14 Jun 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Erm, that is going to be a problem. Crypto benifits more from open source > than any other market segment, and binary only drivers for linux are not > the way to go. I guess I need to get rid of my 5-10 3cr990s and replace > them with someone else's product? > Nick > > On Thu, 14 Jun 2001, Kip Macy wrote: > > > IPsec support will be binary only. > > > > -Kip > > On Thu, 14 Jun 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > So what is the truth to the rumors 3com was throwing around about the > > > "linux driver with ipsec support"? > > > Nick > > > > > > On Thu, 14 Jun 2001, Martin Moerman wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, 14 Jun 2001, Brent D. Norris wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Now, if the NIC were to integrate with OpenSSL and offload some of THAT > > > > > > donkey work... Just offloading DES isn't terribly useful, as Pavel says: > > > > > > apart from anything else, DES is a bit elderly now - SSH using 3DES or > > > > > > Blowfish etc... How dedicated is this card? Could it be used to offload > > > > > > other work? > > > > > > > > > > Sorry my bad it is 3DES that they have on it, but I don't know how > > > > > in-grained it is in it. Like I sad it just floated across my desk a few > > > > > days ago and it sounded like a cool bit of hardware. > > > > > > > > > > > > The card is offloading TCP/IP checksums, TCP/IP packet fragmentation, and > > > > does IPSEC through the ARM9 proc. > > > > > > > > I like the card. but no real real linux drivers yet. only basic network > > > > card drivers for linux. > > > > > > > > /Martin > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Brent Norris > > > > > > > > > > Executive Advisor -- WKU-Linux > > > > > > > > > > System Administrator -- WKU-Center for Biodiversity > > > > > Best Mechanical > > > > > > > > > > W: 270-745-8864 > > > > > H: 270-563-9226 > > > > > > > > > > "The problem with the Linux learning curve is that it is _so_ steep once > > > > > at the top you can't see the people at the bottom" --Doug Hagan > > > > > > > > > > - > > > > > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > > > > > the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > > > > > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > - > > > > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > > > > the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > > > > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ > > > > > > > > > > - > > > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > > > the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > > > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ > > > > > > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ > - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Re: 3com Driver and the 3XP Processor
Well nick, that is your choice. /Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Thu, 14 Jun 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Erm, that is going to be a problem. Crypto benifits more from open source than any other market segment, and binary only drivers for linux are not the way to go. I guess I need to get rid of my 5-10 3cr990s and replace them with someone else's product? Nick On Thu, 14 Jun 2001, Kip Macy wrote: IPsec support will be binary only. -Kip On Thu, 14 Jun 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So what is the truth to the rumors 3com was throwing around about the linux driver with ipsec support? Nick On Thu, 14 Jun 2001, Martin Moerman wrote: On Thu, 14 Jun 2001, Brent D. Norris wrote: Now, if the NIC were to integrate with OpenSSL and offload some of THAT donkey work... Just offloading DES isn't terribly useful, as Pavel says: apart from anything else, DES is a bit elderly now - SSH using 3DES or Blowfish etc... How dedicated is this card? Could it be used to offload other work? Sorry my bad it is 3DES that they have on it, but I don't know how in-grained it is in it. Like I sad it just floated across my desk a few days ago and it sounded like a cool bit of hardware. The card is offloading TCP/IP checksums, TCP/IP packet fragmentation, and does IPSEC through the ARM9 proc. I like the card. but no real real linux drivers yet. only basic network card drivers for linux. /Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brent Norris Executive Advisor -- WKU-Linux System Administrator -- WKU-Center for Biodiversity Best Mechanical W: 270-745-8864 H: 270-563-9226 The problem with the Linux learning curve is that it is _so_ steep once at the top you can't see the people at the bottom --Doug Hagan - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-kernel in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-kernel in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-kernel in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-kernel in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-kernel in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Re: 3com Driver and the 3XP Processor
On Fri, 15 Jun 2001, Pekka Pietikainen wrote: On Fri, Jun 15, 2001 at 08:37:15AM -0700, David S. Miller wrote: Pete Wyckoff writes: We're currently working on using both processors of the Tigon in parallel. It is my understanding that on the Tigon2, the second processor is only for working around hw bugs in the DMA controller of the board and cannot be used for other tasks. WRT. tigon3, it was mentioned on this list that it is a pair of arm9 cpus, one for rx and one for tx. Might be worth asking broadcom instead of 3com for the specs, as they seem to be selling it as a chip (BCM5700/5701), whereas 3com sells a board (3c996). Guys, To make it easier, Tell me exactly what you need in documentation and I will try to get it for you. Martin Moerman [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Pekka Pietikainen - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-kernel in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-kernel in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Re: 3com Driver and the 3XP Processor
On Thu, 14 Jun 2001, Brent D. Norris wrote: > > Now, if the NIC were to integrate with OpenSSL and offload some of THAT > > donkey work... Just offloading DES isn't terribly useful, as Pavel says: > > apart from anything else, DES is a bit elderly now - SSH using 3DES or > > Blowfish etc... How dedicated is this card? Could it be used to offload > > other work? > > Sorry my bad it is 3DES that they have on it, but I don't know how > in-grained it is in it. Like I sad it just floated across my desk a few > days ago and it sounded like a cool bit of hardware. The card is offloading TCP/IP checksums, TCP/IP packet fragmentation, and does IPSEC through the ARM9 proc. I like the card. but no real real linux drivers yet. only basic network card drivers for linux. /Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Brent Norris > > Executive Advisor -- WKU-Linux > > System Administrator -- WKU-Center for Biodiversity > Best Mechanical > > W: 270-745-8864 > H: 270-563-9226 > > "The problem with the Linux learning curve is that it is _so_ steep once > at the top you can't see the people at the bottom" --Doug Hagan > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ > - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Re: 3com Driver and the 3XP Processor
On Thu, 14 Jun 2001, Brent D. Norris wrote: Now, if the NIC were to integrate with OpenSSL and offload some of THAT donkey work... Just offloading DES isn't terribly useful, as Pavel says: apart from anything else, DES is a bit elderly now - SSH using 3DES or Blowfish etc... How dedicated is this card? Could it be used to offload other work? Sorry my bad it is 3DES that they have on it, but I don't know how in-grained it is in it. Like I sad it just floated across my desk a few days ago and it sounded like a cool bit of hardware. The card is offloading TCP/IP checksums, TCP/IP packet fragmentation, and does IPSEC through the ARM9 proc. I like the card. but no real real linux drivers yet. only basic network card drivers for linux. /Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brent Norris Executive Advisor -- WKU-Linux System Administrator -- WKU-Center for Biodiversity Best Mechanical W: 270-745-8864 H: 270-563-9226 The problem with the Linux learning curve is that it is _so_ steep once at the top you can't see the people at the bottom --Doug Hagan - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-kernel in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-kernel in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Re: netdev issues (3c905B)
Vibol, I see that the card is on IRQ 17 ??? can you send us /proc/interrupts /Martin On Tue, 20 Feb 2001, Vibol Hou wrote: > Hi, > > I have some problems on a heavily loaded web server. The first is that the > kernel is spitting out a bunch of "NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0: transmit timed > out" errors. I do not recall this happening in 2.4.0 under the same > conditions. > > Another problem that I seem to have, of which I have had reports from > clients, is that the server has problems talking to clients using modems > This didn't occur before with the 2.2 series kernel (all other things held > constant). It seems each time a client tries to load up any site on the > server, the connection will just die (or stall). This does not apply to > high-bandwidth connections (DSL and up) since everything seems fine on DSL > and faster, but I tried connecting using my dial-up account with Earthlink, > and the reports seem to be true. Can those of you on a 56k modem try > connecting to http://khmerconnection.com and see if the page loads? Apache > isn't the only service affected. It seems *any* TCP communication runs like > a turtle (even SSH. takes minutes to login, then minutes to echo each > letter. doesn't do this on a DSL connection from the same computer). > > The card that is exhibiting this problem is a 3c905B (lspci below): > > 00:08.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c905B 100BaseTX [Cyclone] > (rev 30) > Subsystem: 3Com Corporation: Unknown device 9055 > Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 80, IRQ 17 > I/O ports at e400 [size=128] > Memory at e8001000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128] > Expansion ROM at e400 [disabled] [size=128K] > Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 1 > > dmesg shows hordes of these at high peak usage (300KBps+): > > NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0: transmit timed out > eth0: transmit timed out, tx_status 00 status e601. > diagnostics: net 0cd8 media 8880 dma 003a. > eth0: Interrupt posted but not delivered -- IRQ blocked by another device? > Flags; bus-master 1, full 0; dirty 9256291(3) current 9256291(3). > Transmit list vs. f7de5230. > 0: @f7de5200 length 8042 status 00010042 > 1: @f7de5210 length 804a status 8001004a > 2: @f7de5220 length 8036 status 80010036 > 3: @f7de5230 length 8036 status 00010036 > 4: @f7de5240 length 8042 status 00010042 > 5: @f7de5250 length 8036 status 00010036 > 6: @f7de5260 length 85ea status 000105ea > 7: @f7de5270 length 85ea status 000105ea > 8: @f7de5280 length 803a status 0001003a > 9: @f7de5290 length 803e status 0001003e > 10: @f7de52a0 length 803a status 0001003a > 11: @f7de52b0 length 803e status 0001003e > 12: @f7de52c0 length 803e status 0001003e > 13: @f7de52d0 length 804a status 0001004a > 14: @f7de52e0 length 804a status 0001004a > 15: @f7de52f0 length 803e status 0001003e > eth0: Resetting the Tx ring pointer. > > Any ideas? > > Thanks, > -- > Vibol Hou > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ > - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Re: netdev issues (3c905B)
Vibol, I see that the card is on IRQ 17 ??? can you send us /proc/interrupts /Martin On Tue, 20 Feb 2001, Vibol Hou wrote: Hi, I have some problems on a heavily loaded web server. The first is that the kernel is spitting out a bunch of "NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0: transmit timed out" errors. I do not recall this happening in 2.4.0 under the same conditions. Another problem that I seem to have, of which I have had reports from clients, is that the server has problems talking to clients using modems This didn't occur before with the 2.2 series kernel (all other things held constant). It seems each time a client tries to load up any site on the server, the connection will just die (or stall). This does not apply to high-bandwidth connections (DSL and up) since everything seems fine on DSL and faster, but I tried connecting using my dial-up account with Earthlink, and the reports seem to be true. Can those of you on a 56k modem try connecting to http://khmerconnection.com and see if the page loads? Apache isn't the only service affected. It seems *any* TCP communication runs like a turtle (even SSH. takes minutes to login, then minutes to echo each letter. doesn't do this on a DSL connection from the same computer). The card that is exhibiting this problem is a 3c905B (lspci below): 00:08.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c905B 100BaseTX [Cyclone] (rev 30) Subsystem: 3Com Corporation: Unknown device 9055 Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 80, IRQ 17 I/O ports at e400 [size=128] Memory at e8001000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128] Expansion ROM at e400 [disabled] [size=128K] Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 1 dmesg shows hordes of these at high peak usage (300KBps+): NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0: transmit timed out eth0: transmit timed out, tx_status 00 status e601. diagnostics: net 0cd8 media 8880 dma 003a. eth0: Interrupt posted but not delivered -- IRQ blocked by another device? Flags; bus-master 1, full 0; dirty 9256291(3) current 9256291(3). Transmit list vs. f7de5230. 0: @f7de5200 length 8042 status 00010042 1: @f7de5210 length 804a status 8001004a 2: @f7de5220 length 8036 status 80010036 3: @f7de5230 length 8036 status 00010036 4: @f7de5240 length 8042 status 00010042 5: @f7de5250 length 8036 status 00010036 6: @f7de5260 length 85ea status 000105ea 7: @f7de5270 length 85ea status 000105ea 8: @f7de5280 length 803a status 0001003a 9: @f7de5290 length 803e status 0001003e 10: @f7de52a0 length 803a status 0001003a 11: @f7de52b0 length 803e status 0001003e 12: @f7de52c0 length 803e status 0001003e 13: @f7de52d0 length 804a status 0001004a 14: @f7de52e0 length 804a status 0001004a 15: @f7de52f0 length 803e status 0001003e eth0: Resetting the Tx ring pointer. Any ideas? Thanks, -- Vibol Hou - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
