I've got this on rc3. It's _not_ reproducible even on heavy load.
After that the Ethernet PCIe chip went into a borken state until next reboot.
[ 46.316926] r8169: eth0: link up
[ 48.901435] [drm] Initialized drm 1.1.0 20060810
[ 48.904771] PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:02.0 to 64
[ 48.908103] [drm] Initialized i915 1.6.0 20060119 on minor 0
[ 49.544674] NET: Registered protocol family 17
[ 125.004020] NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0: transmit timed out
[ 125.004043] ------------[ cut here ]------------
[ 125.004049] WARNING: at net/sched/sch_generic.c:222 dev_watchdog+0xe8/0x100()
[ 125.004053] Modules linked in: af_packet i915 drm rfcomm l2cap bluetooth acpi_cpufreq cpufreq_powersave cpufreq_stats cpufreq_userspace cpufreq_conservative wmi sbs sbshc iptable_filter ip_tables x_tables fuse usbhid hid joydev snd_hda_intel snd_pcm_oss snd_mixer_oss snd_pcm snd_page_alloc snd_hwdep snd_seq_dummy snd_seq_oss snd_seq_midi snd_rawmidi snd_seq_midi_event snd_seq video psmouse output snd_timer snd_seq_device snd r8169 backlight evdev soundcore uhci_hcd ehci_hcd iTCO_wdt iTCO_vendor_support usbcore
[ 125.004143] Pid: 0, comm: swapper Not tainted 2.6.26-rc3c4p7n1-00308-g75d3bce #1
[ 125.004153] [<c0125aaf>] warn_on_slowpath+0x5f/0x90
[ 125.004168] [<c0138e00>] autoremove_wake_function+0x0/0x40
[ 125.004179] [<c011ae7b>] __wake_up_common+0x4b/0x80
[ 125.004192] [<c011ccae>] __wake_up+0x3e/0x60
[ 125.004201] [<c012626b>] wake_up_klogd+0x3b/0x40
[ 125.004209] [<c0126966>] vprintk+0x346/0x3b0
[ 125.004221] [<c012ee47>] lock_timer_base+0x27/0x60
[ 125.004230] [<c0135e10>] delayed_work_timer_fn+0x0/0x20
[ 125.004238] [<c012ef8d>] __mod_timer+0x9d/0xb0
[ 125.004248] [<c0136044>] queue_delayed_work_on+0x84/0xc0
[ 125.004258] [<c0392818>] dev_watchdog+0xe8/0x100
[ 125.004267] [<c012e8de>] run_timer_softirq+0x15e/0x1d0
[ 125.004274] [<c0392730>] dev_watchdog+0x0/0x100
[ 125.004282] [<c0142870>] tick_handle_oneshot_broadcast+0x100/0x120
[ 125.004292] [<c0392730>] dev_watchdog+0x0/0x100
[ 125.004302] [<c012ab13>] __do_softirq+0x63/0xc0
[ 125.004310] [<c012aba7>] do_softirq+0x37/0x40
[ 125.004317] [<c012ad18>] irq_exit+0x68/0x80
[ 125.004323] [<c0106370>] do_IRQ+0x40/0x70
[ 125.004333] [<c0104767>] common_interrupt+0x23/0x28
[ 125.004344] [<c01300d8>] prepare_signal+0x28/0x170
[ 125.004352] [<c02e67ed>] acpi_idle_enter_bm+0x28c/0x2f6
[ 125.004365] [<c0372cab>] cpuidle_idle_call+0x7b/0xc0
[ 125.004373] [<c0372c30>] cpuidle_idle_call+0x0/0xc0
[ 125.004381] [<c010275a>] cpu_idle+0x5a/0xe0
[ 125.004395] =======================
[ 125.004399] ---[ end trace b7a56030e016660f ]---
[ 125.682725] r8169: eth0: link up
...
[ 1337.654531] NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0: transmit timed out
[ 1338.333962] r8169: eth0: link up
...
rmmod r8169 && modprobe r8169
[ 1504.171195] ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:02:00.0 disabled
[ 1515.491199] r8169 Gigabit Ethernet driver 2.2LK-NAPI loaded
[ 1515.491285] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:02:00.0[A] -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 16
[ 1515.494466] PCI: cache line size of 32 is not supported by device 0000:02:00.0
[ 1515.494539] ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:02:00.0 disabled
[ 1515.495561] r8169: probe of 0000:02:00.0 failed with error -22
lspci
02:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller [10ec:8136] (rev ff) (prog-if ff)
!!! Unknown header type 7f
-------------------
after a reboot:
[ 833.345672] r8169: eth0: link up
[ 835.599177] NET: Registered protocol family 17
...
[ 1355.282122] r8169: eth0: link down
[ 1381.528391] r8169: eth0: link up
...
02:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller [10ec:8136] (rev 02)
Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Unknown device [1179:ff64]
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 32 bytes
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 220
Region 0: I/O ports at 3000 [size=256]
Region 2: Memory at 90010000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=4K]
Region 4: Memory at 90000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=64K]
Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 7
Flags: PMEClk- DSI+ D1+ D2- AuxCurrent=375mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+)
Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
Capabilities: [50] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Queue=0/0 Enable+
Address: 00000000fee0300c Data: 41e9
Capabilities: [70] Express Endpoint IRQ 1
Device: Supported: MaxPayload 256 bytes, PhantFunc 0, ExtTag-
Device: Latency L0s <512ns, L1 <64us
Device: AtnBtn- AtnInd- PwrInd-
Device: Errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- Unsupported-
Device: RlxdOrd+ ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop-
Device: MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 512 bytes
Link: Supported Speed 2.5Gb/s, Width x1, ASPM L0s L1, Port 0
Link: Latency L0s <512ns, L1 <64us
Link: ASPM L1 Enabled RCB 64 bytes CommClk+ ExtSynch-
Link: Speed 2.5Gb/s, Width x1
Capabilities: [ac] MSI-X: Enable- Mask- TabSize=2
Vector table: BAR=4 offset=00000000
PBA: BAR=4 offset=00000800
Capabilities: [cc] Vital Product Data
Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting
Capabilities: [140] Virtual Channel
Capabilities: [160] Device Serial Number 00-00-ff-ff-00-00-00-08
(cc netdev)
On Thu, 5 Jun 2008 09:27:36 +0200 (MEST) [email protected] wrote:
> I've got this on rc3. It's _not_ reproducible even on heavy load.
> After that the Ethernet PCIe chip went into a borken state until next reboot.
>
> [ 46.316926] r8169: eth0: link up
> [ 48.901435] [drm] Initialized drm 1.1.0 20060810
> [ 48.904771] PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:02.0 to 64
> [ 48.908103] [drm] Initialized i915 1.6.0 20060119 on minor 0
> [ 49.544674] NET: Registered protocol family 17
> [ 125.004020] NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0: transmit timed out
> [ 125.004043] ------------[ cut here ]------------
> [ 125.004049] WARNING: at net/sched/sch_generic.c:222 dev_watchdog+0xe8/0x100()
> [ 125.004053] Modules linked in: af_packet i915 drm rfcomm l2cap bluetooth acpi_cpufreq cpufreq_powersave cpufreq_stats cpufreq_userspace cpufreq_conservative wmi sbs sbshc iptable_filter ip_tables x_tables fuse usbhid hid joydev snd_hda_intel snd_pcm_oss snd_mixer_oss snd_pcm snd_page_alloc snd_hwdep snd_seq_dummy snd_seq_oss snd_seq_midi snd_rawmidi snd_seq_midi_event snd_seq video psmouse output snd_timer snd_seq_device snd r8169 backlight evdev soundcore uhci_hcd ehci_hcd iTCO_wdt iTCO_vendor_support usbcore
> [ 125.004143] Pid: 0, comm: swapper Not tainted 2.6.26-rc3c4p7n1-00308-g75d3bce #1
> [ 125.004153] [<c0125aaf>] warn_on_slowpath+0x5f/0x90
> [ 125.004168] [<c0138e00>] autoremove_wake_function+0x0/0x40
> [ 125.004179] [<c011ae7b>] __wake_up_common+0x4b/0x80
> [ 125.004192] [<c011ccae>] __wake_up+0x3e/0x60
> [ 125.004201] [<c012626b>] wake_up_klogd+0x3b/0x40
> [ 125.004209] [<c0126966>] vprintk+0x346/0x3b0
> [ 125.004221] [<c012ee47>] lock_timer_base+0x27/0x60
> [ 125.004230] [<c0135e10>] delayed_work_timer_fn+0x0/0x20
> [ 125.004238] [<c012ef8d>] __mod_timer+0x9d/0xb0
> [ 125.004248] [<c0136044>] queue_delayed_work_on+0x84/0xc0
> [ 125.004258] [<c0392818>] dev_watchdog+0xe8/0x100
> [ 125.004267] [<c012e8de>] run_timer_softirq+0x15e/0x1d0
> [ 125.004274] [<c0392730>] dev_watchdog+0x0/0x100
> [ 125.004282] [<c0142870>] tick_handle_oneshot_broadcast+0x100/0x120
> [ 125.004292] [<c0392730>] dev_watchdog+0x0/0x100
> [ 125.004302] [<c012ab13>] __do_softirq+0x63/0xc0
> [ 125.004310] [<c012aba7>] do_softirq+0x37/0x40
> [ 125.004317] [<c012ad18>] irq_exit+0x68/0x80
> [ 125.004323] [<c0106370>] do_IRQ+0x40/0x70
> [ 125.004333] [<c0104767>] common_interrupt+0x23/0x28
> [ 125.004344] [<c01300d8>] prepare_signal+0x28/0x170
> [ 125.004352] [<c02e67ed>] acpi_idle_enter_bm+0x28c/0x2f6
> [ 125.004365] [<c0372cab>] cpuidle_idle_call+0x7b/0xc0
> [ 125.004373] [<c0372c30>] cpuidle_idle_call+0x0/0xc0
> [ 125.004381] [<c010275a>] cpu_idle+0x5a/0xe0
> [ 125.004395] =======================
> [ 125.004399] ---[ end trace b7a56030e016660f ]---
> [ 125.682725] r8169: eth0: link up
> ...
> [ 1337.654531] NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0: transmit timed out
> [ 1338.333962] r8169: eth0: link up
>
> ...
>
> rmmod r8169 && modprobe r8169
>
> [ 1504.171195] ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:02:00.0 disabled
> [ 1515.491199] r8169 Gigabit Ethernet driver 2.2LK-NAPI loaded
> [ 1515.491285] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:02:00.0[A] -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 16
> [ 1515.494466] PCI: cache line size of 32 is not supported by device 0000:02:00.0
> [ 1515.494539] ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:02:00.0 disabled
> [ 1515.495561] r8169: probe of 0000:02:00.0 failed with error -22
>
> lspci
> 02:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller [10ec:8136] (rev ff) (prog-if ff)
> !!! Unknown header type 7f
>
> -------------------
>
> after a reboot:
>
> [ 833.345672] r8169: eth0: link up
> [ 835.599177] NET: Registered protocol family 17
> ...
> [ 1355.282122] r8169: eth0: link down
> [ 1381.528391] r8169: eth0: link up
> ...
>
> 02:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller [10ec:8136] (rev 02)
> Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Unknown device [1179:ff64]
> Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
> Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
> Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 32 bytes
> Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 220
> Region 0: I/O ports at 3000 [size=256]
> Region 2: Memory at 90010000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=4K]
> Region 4: Memory at 90000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=64K]
> Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 7
> Flags: PMEClk- DSI+ D1+ D2- AuxCurrent=375mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+)
> Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
> Capabilities: [50] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Queue=0/0 Enable+
> Address: 00000000fee0300c Data: 41e9
> Capabilities: [70] Express Endpoint IRQ 1
> Device: Supported: MaxPayload 256 bytes, PhantFunc 0, ExtTag-
> Device: Latency L0s <512ns, L1 <64us
> Device: AtnBtn- AtnInd- PwrInd-
> Device: Errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- Unsupported-
> Device: RlxdOrd+ ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop-
> Device: MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 512 bytes
> Link: Supported Speed 2.5Gb/s, Width x1, ASPM L0s L1, Port 0
> Link: Latency L0s <512ns, L1 <64us
> Link: ASPM L1 Enabled RCB 64 bytes CommClk+ ExtSynch-
> Link: Speed 2.5Gb/s, Width x1
> Capabilities: [ac] MSI-X: Enable- Mask- TabSize=2
> Vector table: BAR=4 offset=00000000
> PBA: BAR=4 offset=00000800
> Capabilities: [cc] Vital Product Data
> Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting
> Capabilities: [140] Virtual Channel
> Capabilities: [160] Device Serial Number 00-00-ff-ff-00-00-00-08
>
>
----- original message --------
Subject: Re: [BUG or cosmic ray] WARNING: at net/sched/sch_generic.c:222 dev_watchdog+0xe8/0x100()
Sent: Fri, 06 Jun 2008
From: Andrew Morton<[email protected]>
> (cc netdev)
>
> On Thu, 5 Jun 2008 09:27:36 +0200 (MEST) [email protected] wrote:
>
> > I've got this on rc3. It's _not_ reproducible even on heavy load.
> > After that the Ethernet PCIe chip went into a borken state until next
> reboot.
> >
> > [ 46.316926] r8169: eth0: link up
> > [ 48.901435] [drm] Initialized drm 1.1.0 20060810
> > [ 48.904771] PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:02.0 to 64
> > [ 48.908103] [drm] Initialized i915 1.6.0 20060119 on minor 0
> > [ 49.544674] NET: Registered protocol family 17
> > [ 125.004020] NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0: transmit timed out
> > [ 125.004043] ------------[ cut here ]------------
> > [ 125.004049] WARNING: at net/sched/sch_generic.c:222
> dev_watchdog+0xe8/0x100()
> > [ 125.004053] Modules linked in: af_packet i915 drm rfcomm l2cap
> bluetooth acpi_cpufreq cpufreq_powersave cpufreq_stats cpufreq_userspace
> cpufreq_conservative wmi sbs sbshc iptable_filter ip_tables x_tables fuse
> usbhid hid joydev snd_hda_intel snd_pcm_oss snd_mixer_oss snd_pcm
> snd_page_alloc snd_hwdep snd_seq_dummy snd_seq_oss snd_seq_midi snd_rawmidi
> snd_seq_midi_event snd_seq video psmouse output snd_timer snd_seq_device snd
> r8169 backlight evdev soundcore uhci_hcd ehci_hcd iTCO_wdt
> iTCO_vendor_support usbcore
> > [ 125.004143] Pid: 0, comm: swapper Not tainted
> 2.6.26-rc3c4p7n1-00308-g75d3bce #1
> > [ 125.004153] [<c0125aaf>] warn_on_slowpath+0x5f/0x90
> > [ 125.004168] [<c0138e00>] autoremove_wake_function+0x0/0x40
> > [ 125.004179] [<c011ae7b>] __wake_up_common+0x4b/0x80
> > [ 125.004192] [<c011ccae>] __wake_up+0x3e/0x60
> > [ 125.004201] [<c012626b>] wake_up_klogd+0x3b/0x40
> > [ 125.004209] [<c0126966>] vprintk+0x346/0x3b0
> > [ 125.004221] [<c012ee47>] lock_timer_base+0x27/0x60
> > [ 125.004230] [<c0135e10>] delayed_work_timer_fn+0x0/0x20
> > [ 125.004238] [<c012ef8d>] __mod_timer+0x9d/0xb0
> > [ 125.004248] [<c0136044>] queue_delayed_work_on+0x84/0xc0
> > [ 125.004258] [<c0392818>] dev_watchdog+0xe8/0x100
> > [ 125.004267] [<c012e8de>] run_timer_softirq+0x15e/0x1d0
> > [ 125.004274] [<c0392730>] dev_watchdog+0x0/0x100
> > [ 125.004282] [<c0142870>] tick_handle_oneshot_broadcast+0x100/0x120
> > [ 125.004292] [<c0392730>] dev_watchdog+0x0/0x100
> > [ 125.004302] [<c012ab13>] __do_softirq+0x63/0xc0
> > [ 125.004310] [<c012aba7>] do_softirq+0x37/0x40
> > [ 125.004317] [<c012ad18>] irq_exit+0x68/0x80
> > [ 125.004323] [<c0106370>] do_IRQ+0x40/0x70
> > [ 125.004333] [<c0104767>] common_interrupt+0x23/0x28
> > [ 125.004344] [<c01300d8>] prepare_signal+0x28/0x170
> > [ 125.004352] [<c02e67ed>] acpi_idle_enter_bm+0x28c/0x2f6
> > [ 125.004365] [<c0372cab>] cpuidle_idle_call+0x7b/0xc0
> > [ 125.004373] [<c0372c30>] cpuidle_idle_call+0x0/0xc0
> > [ 125.004381] [<c010275a>] cpu_idle+0x5a/0xe0
> > [ 125.004395] =======================
> > [ 125.004399] ---[ end trace b7a56030e016660f ]---
> > [ 125.682725] r8169: eth0: link up
> > ...
> > [ 1337.654531] NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0: transmit timed out
> > [ 1338.333962] r8169: eth0: link up
...
Definitely a bug. I've got the same lock-up a second time on a rc5.
It may be related to a patch:
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=21e197f231343201368338603cb0909a13961bac
Before that patch on this chip [10ec:8136] the r8169 driver crashed with a null pointer exception.
Strangely, on a .22 kernel came out (at that time always) the same lspci error:
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller (rev ff) (prog-if ff)
!!! Unknown header type 7f
... just my observations ;-)
[ 73.907680] [drm] Initialized drm 1.1.0 20060810
[ 73.914556] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:02.0[A] -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 16
[ 73.914556] PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:02.0 to 64
[ 73.914556] [drm] Initialized i915 1.6.0 20060119 on minor 0
[ 73.942485] NET: Registered protocol family 17
[ 168.360223] NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0: transmit timed out
[ 168.360245] ------------[ cut here ]------------
[ 168.360250] WARNING: at net/sched/sch_generic.c:222 dev_watchdog+0xe8/0x100()
[ 168.360255] Modules linked in: af_packet i915 drm rfcomm l2cap bluetooth acpi_cpufreq cpufreq_powersave cpufreq_stats cpufreq_userspace cpufreq_conservative wmi sbs sbshc iptable_filter ip_tables x_tables fuse uvcvideo compat_ioctl32 videodev v4l1_compat joydev snd_hda_intel snd_pcm_oss snd_mixer_oss video output snd_pcm snd_page_alloc snd_hwdep snd_seq_dummy snd_seq_oss snd_seq_midi snd_rawmidi evdev backlight snd_seq_midi_event ehci_hcd snd_seq iTCO_wdt psmouse uhci_hcd r8169 iTCO_vendor_support usbcore snd_timer snd_seq_device snd soundcore
[ 168.360349] Pid: 0, comm: swapper Not tainted 2.6.26-rc5c4p7n1-00005-g2423a99 #2
[ 168.360358] [<c01255ef>] warn_on_slowpath+0x5f/0x90
[ 168.360374] [<c0138a00>] __wake_up_bit+0x10/0x40
[ 168.360384] [<c011ae3b>] __wake_up_common+0x4b/0x80
[ 168.360397] [<c011cb5e>] __wake_up+0x3e/0x60
[ 168.360407] [<c0125dab>] wake_up_klogd+0x3b/0x40
[ 168.360415] [<c0126496>] vprintk+0x346/0x3b0
[ 168.360428] [<c012e997>] lock_timer_base+0x27/0x60
[ 168.360437] [<c0135a70>] delayed_work_timer_fn+0x0/0x20
[ 168.360446] [<c012eadd>] __mod_timer+0x9d/0xb0
[ 168.360456] [<c0135ca4>] queue_delayed_work_on+0x84/0xc0
[ 168.360466] [<c0392ea8>] dev_watchdog+0xe8/0x100
[ 168.360476] [<c012e42e>] run_timer_softirq+0x15e/0x1d0
[ 168.360484] [<c0392dc0>] dev_watchdog+0x0/0x100
[ 168.360492] [<c0142410>] tick_handle_oneshot_broadcast+0x100/0x120
[ 168.360503] [<c0392dc0>] dev_watchdog+0x0/0x100
[ 168.360513] [<c012a663>] __do_softirq+0x63/0xc0
[ 168.360522] [<c012a6f7>] do_softirq+0x37/0x40
[ 168.360529] [<c012a868>] irq_exit+0x68/0x80
[ 168.360535] [<c0106360>] do_IRQ+0x40/0x70
[ 168.360546] [<c0104757>] common_interrupt+0x23/0x28
[ 168.360558] [<c01300d8>] copy_siginfo_to_user+0x118/0x1c0
[ 168.360566] [<c02e9141>] acpi_idle_enter_bm+0x28c/0x2f6
[ 168.360580] [<c037336b>] cpuidle_idle_call+0x7b/0xc0
[ 168.360589] [<c03732f0>] cpuidle_idle_call+0x0/0xc0
[ 168.360597] [<c010275a>] cpu_idle+0x5a/0xe0
[ 168.360613] =======================
[ 168.360617] ---[ end trace 7867442bfd8a77ab ]---
[ 169.040298] r8169: eth0: link up
[ 222.360232] NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0: transmit timed out
[ 223.040764] r8169: eth0: link up
[ 288.360222] NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0: transmit timed out
[ 289.041086] r8169: eth0: link up
[ 361.013534] NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0: transmit timed out
[ 361.693566] r8169: eth0: link up
[ 439.013739] NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0: transmit timed out
[ 439.694368] r8169: eth0: link up
[ 517.013499] NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0: transmit timed out
[ 517.693589] r8169: eth0: link up
[ 595.014014] NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0: transmit timed out
[ 595.694365] r8169: eth0: link up
[ 673.013510] NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0: transmit timed out
[ 673.694132] r8169: eth0: link up
[ 805.016284] NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0: transmit timed out
[ 805.694119] r8169: eth0: link up
[ 883.013490] NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0: transmit timed out
[ 883.694028] r8169: eth0: link up
[ 961.013477] NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0: transmit timed out
[ 961.694091] r8169: eth0: link up
[ 1039.014801] NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0: transmit timed out
[ 1039.693903] r8169:
[email protected] <[email protected]> :
[...]
> > > [ 125.682725] r8169: eth0: link up
> > > ...
> > > [ 1337.654531] NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0: transmit timed out
> > > [ 1338.333962] r8169: eth0: link up
> ...
>
> Definitely a bug. I've got the same lock-up a second time on a rc5.
>
> It may be related to a patch:
> http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=21e197f231343201368338603cb0909a13961bac
Short answer: no.
With this patch the device driver can at least try to initialize. Without it,
you are bust.
> Before that patch on this chip [10ec:8136] the r8169 driver crashed with a null pointer exception.
> Strangely, on a .22 kernel came out (at that time always) the same lspci error:
> 02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller (rev ff) (prog-if ff)
> !!! Unknown header type 7f
>
> ... just my observations ;-)
They are welcome.
If lspci can not read the device registers correctly, chances are high
that the device driver can not either.
If you can reproduce the "!!! Unknown header type 7f" error with lspci
on 2.6.26-rc6 we have a problem which goes beyond the sole r8169 device
driver. linux-kernel or linux-pci will probably be more helpful than
netdev then.
Playing with the pci=nommconf , noapic or nomsi options at boot time
can make a difference with relation to lspci behavior. It is possible
(or almost certain given Murphy's grip) that the r8169 driver will
still not behave correctly. I have not received a lot of success/failure
reports for this chipset ([10ec:8136]) so things can surely improve.
--
Ueimor