kern/177139: [igb] igb drops ethernet ports 2 and 3
david at dr.eclipse.co.uk
david at dr.eclipse.co.uk
Thu Mar 21 11:40:02 UTC 2013
The following reply was made to PR kern/177139; it has been noted by GNATS.
From: david at dr.eclipse.co.uk
To: "Vogel Jack" <jack.vogel at intel.com>,
bug-followup at FreeBSD.org
Cc:
Subject: Re: kern/177139: [igb] igb drops ethernet ports 2 and 3
Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2013 11:02:49 +0000
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=C2=A0=0A=0A Hi Jack,=0A=0AIn dmesg and /var/log/messages we see=0A=0Aig=
b2: link state changed to UP=0Aigb2: link state changed to DOWN=0A=C2=A0=
=0Aifconfig reports=0A=0A=C2=A0igb2: flags=3D8c02 metric 0 mtu 1500=0A=
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 options=3D401bb=0A=C2=A0=C2=
=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 ether bc:30:5b:f6:12:de=0A=C2=A0=C2=A0=
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 inet6 fe80::be30:5bff:fef6:12de%igb2 pref=
ixlen 64=0Ascopeid 0x3=0A=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 inet=
192.168.179.134 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast=0A192.168.179.255=0A=C2=A0=
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 nd6 options=3D29=0A=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=
=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 media: Ethernet 1000baseT (autoselect)=0A=
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 status: no carrier=0A=0AThis=
interface is being used exclusively for Postgresql database=0Areplicati=
on from one server to another.=0ABoth servers do the same.=C2=A0 They ca=
n stay up for anything from a few=0Aminutes to a few hours but always di=
e.=0AOne major difference is that the two interfaces are connected with=
a=0Acrossover (also tried straight through) cable.=0AThis is a configur=
ation we have been using with great success for a=0Anumber of years with=
broadcom adapters.=0AOpted for the Intel card on these servers as we ha=
d trouble with the=0Alatest broadcom drivers. =0AI have tried disabling=
msix as I read this could possibly help and=0Aalso tried disabling auto=
select and manually configuring the=0Ainterfaces.=0ANone of these have h=
elped.=C2=A0 igb0 and igb1 are connect to switches=0Aand have been stabl=
e.=0ASo at the moment I have created a vlan on one of our switches and=
=0Ahave plugged both servers into these vlan ports and they have=0Aremai=
ned up over night.=0ACould it be that this network card does not like di=
rect connections=0Aand is looking for a switch?=0A=0ADavid=0A=0A----- Or=
iginal Message -----=0AFrom: "Vogel Jack" =0ATo:"bug-followup at FreeBSD.or=
g" , "david at dr.eclipse.co.uk" =0ACc:=0ASent:Thu, 21 Mar 2013 00:17:03 +0=
000=0ASubject:Re: kern/177139: [igb] igb drops ethernet ports 2 and 3=0A=
=0A=09Please provide more details, are the ports described as=0A=E2=80=
=98dropped=E2=80=99 just losing link, or some other symptoms as well.=C2=
=A0=0AAlso, is there any different in the link-partner between the sets=
of=0Aports? Is the activity different, etc=E2=80=A6=0A=0A=09=C2=A0=0A=
=0A=09Jack=0A=0A=09=C2=A0=0A=0A=09
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<html><body>=C2=A0<br /><br />=09=09Hi Jack,<br /><br />In dmesg and /va=
r/log/messages we see<br /><br />igb2: link state changed to UP<br />igb=
2: link state changed to DOWN<br />=C2=A0<br />ifconfig reports<br /><br=
/>=C2=A0igb2: flags=3D8c02<BROADCAST,OACTIVE,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> m=
etric 0 mtu 1500<br />=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 options=
=3D401bb<RXCSUM,TXCSUM,VLAN_MTU,VLAN_HWTAGGING,JUMBO_MTU,VLAN_HWCSUM,=
TSO4,VLAN_HWTSO><br />=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 ethe=
r bc:30:5b:f6:12:de<br />=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 inet=
6 fe80::be30:5bff:fef6:12de%igb2 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x3<br />=C2=A0=C2=
=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 inet 192.168.179.134 netmask 0xffffff0=
0 broadcast 192.168.179.255<br />=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=
=A0 nd6 options=3D29<PERFORMNUD,IFDISABLED,AUTO_LINKLOCAL><br />=
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 media: Ethernet 1000baseT <=
;full-duplex> (autoselect)<br />=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=
=C2=A0 status: no carrier<br /><br />This interface is being used exclus=
ively for Postgresql database replication from one server to another.<br=
/>Both servers do the same.=C2=A0 They can stay up for anything from a=
few minutes to a few hours but always die.<br />One major difference is=
that the two interfaces are connected with a crossover (also tried stra=
ight through) cable.<br />This is a configuration we have been using wit=
h great success for a number of years with broadcom adapters.<br />Opted=
for the Intel card on these servers as we had trouble with the latest b=
roadcom drivers. <br />I have tried disabling msix as I read this could=
possibly help and also tried disabling autoselect and manually configur=
ing the interfaces.<br />None of these have helped.=C2=A0 igb0 and igb1=
are connect to switches and have been stable.<br />So at the moment I h=
ave created a vlan on one of our switches and have plugged both servers=
into these vlan ports and they have remained up over night.<br />Could=
it be that this network card does not like direct connections and is lo=
oking for a switch?<br /><br />David<br /><blockquote><br />----- Origin=
al Message -----<br /><div style=3D"width:100%;background:rgb(228,228,22=
8);"><div style=3D"font-weight:bold;">From:</div> "Vogel Jack" <jack.=
vogel at intel.com></div><br /><div style=3D"font-weight:bold;">To:</div=
>"bug-followup at FreeBSD.org" <bug-followup at FreeBSD.org>, "david at dr.=
eclipse.co.uk" <david at dr.eclipse.co.uk><br /><div style=3D"font-we=
ight:bold;">Cc:</div><br /><div style=3D"font-weight:bold;">Sent:</div>T=
hu, 21 Mar 2013 00:17:03 +0000<br /><div style=3D"font-weight:bold;">Sub=
ject:</div>Re: kern/177139: [igb] igb drops ethernet ports 2 and 3<br />=
<br /><br /><div class=3D"WordSection1">=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Please=
provide more details, are the ports described as =E2=80=98dropped=E2=80=
=99 just losing link, or some other symptoms as well.=C2=A0 Also, is the=
re any different in the link-partner between the sets of ports? Is the a=
ctivity different, etc=E2=80=A6</p><p></p><p></p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNorma=
l"></p><p>=C2=A0</p><p></p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Jack</p><p></p><p><=
/p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal"></p><p>=C2=A0</p><p></p>=0A</div>=0A=0A=0A=
=0A</blockquote></body></html>
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