On 8/10/16 18:01 , Robert Mustacchi wrote:
> On 8/8/16 12:20 , Ian Collins wrote:
>> On 08/ 9/16 01:41 AM, Robert Mustacchi wrote:
>>> On 8/8/16 2:33 , Ian Collins wrote:
>>>> On 08/ 8/16 05:29 AM, Robert Mustacchi wrote:
>>>>> On 8/6/16 13:21 , Ian Collins wrote:
>>>>>> On 7/08/16 2:46 am, Robert Mustacchi wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hmm, okay. So what is the output of dladm show-linkprop on that
>>>>>>> device?
>>>>>>> Also, can you grab the prtconf -d /dev/ixgbe<num> output for it?
>>>>>> ixgbe0       adv_10gfdx_cap  r-   1              1              1,0
>>>>>> ixgbe0       en_10gfdx_cap   rw   1              1              1,0
>>>>> Okay, so importantly we think we're advertising 10g. I have a feeling
>>>>> that this part may have a similar bug as the X550 did in the driver.
>>>>> Here's a way to test this. Run these two commands, waiting a second or
>>>>> two inbetween and then check the new advertised speed:
>>>>>
>>>>> dladm set-linkprop -p en_10gfdx_cap=0 ixgbe0
>>>>>
>>>>> dladm set-linkprop -p en_10gfdx_cap=1 ixgbe0
>>>>>
>>>>> I don't quite have a system in front of me, so not entirely sure that's
>>>>> the right command. I'd expect each of those to cause the link to
>>>>> reconfigure and hopefully we'll see a 10g speed after the second one.
>>>> Indeed it does - I could see the indicators on the switch go green.
>>>>
>>>> # dladm show-linkprop -p speed ixgbe0
>>>> LINK         PROPERTY        PERM VALUE          DEFAULT POSSIBLE
>>>> ixgbe0       speed           r-   10000          10000          --
>>>>
>>> Okay, can I get the prtconf -d /dev/ixgbe0 output from that system?
>>
>> pci15d9,1528 (pciex8086,1528) [Intel Corporation Ethernet Controller
>> 10-Gigabit X540-AT2], instance #0
>>
>> For reference, the PCIe card:
>>
>> pci8086,1 (pciex8086,1528) [Intel Corporation Ethernet Controller
>> 10-Gigabit X540-AT2], instance #0
> 
> Okay, thanks for providing that Ian. I'm trying to think through what
> might cause this case and how we might better handle this. I'm reviewing
> the PRM but will probably need some time on this one.
> 
> One question I have is on this particular box are those on-board ports
> shared with the BMC? And are you using the dedicated BMC ports? I'm just
> wondering if, like the issue Dale mentioned with the X550, because we
> have a shared management port, the link was up and we never really reset
> it properly in the driver to run at full speed vs. it having been
> programmed for other, more limited speeds by the BMC.

Aha, the X540 has LPLU (Low Power Link Up) mode. So, I bet that we have
this in use on your X540 that's onboard, but not on the PCIe card.

Ian, if I have some time over the next week I can put together a custom
platform to test and verify that this is the case and with a potential
fix. Are these machines in a place where using a test platform would be
acceptable?

Thanks,
Robert


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