igb network lockups

[Nick Rogers]

On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 10:22 AM, Jack Vogel <jfvogel at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> Thanks. So on FreeBSD 9.1-RELEASE it is advisable to set
>> hw.em.enable_msix=0 for 82574L? Are there other em(x) NICs where this
>> is advisable?
>>
>
> As I explained in a previous email, this is not advisable unless you are
> experiencing problems (like hangs), if you are then its one possible
> cause, so try falling back to MSI to see if it eliminates your problem.
>
> And, 82574 is the only devise the em driver supports at present that is
> capable of MSIX, all others use the igb driver.
>

Jack, thanks for clarifying. Its much appreciated.

> Regards,
>
> Jack
>