rl0: watchdog timeout + 40, 000 ms ping with 7.1-BETA-i386-disc1.iso

[Julian Stacey]

Hi,
Reference:
> From:		Jeremy Chadwick <koitsu at freebsd.org> 
> Date:		Sun, 28 Sep 2008 12:34:07 -0700 
> Message-id:	<20080928193407.GA87069 at icarus.home.lan> 

Jeremy Chadwick wrote:
> On Sun, Sep 28, 2008 at 11:21:19AM +0200, Julian Stacey wrote:
> > Hi,
> > Reference:
> > > From:		"Julian Stacey" <jhs at berklix.org> 
> > > Date:		Fri, 26 Sep 2008 19:54:04 +0200 
> > > Message-id:	<200809261754.m8QHs41D011762 at fire.js.berklix.net> 
> > 
> > "Julian Stacey" wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > > Reference:
> > > > From:		"Julian Stacey" <jhs at berklix.org> 
> > > > Date:		Fri, 26 Sep 2008 19:16:57 +0200 
> > > > Message-id:	<200809261717.m8QHGvmx011312 at fire.js.berklix.net> 
> > > 
> > > "Julian Stacey" wrote:
> > > > >  > I'm remaking binaries,
> > > > 
> > > > New generic kernel built & installed, & install of all src/ done too.
> > > > No improvement.
> > > > 
> > > > > Is there reliable way to reproduce the issue? 
> > > > 
> > > > Its continuous, the machine virtually never does a ping in less
> > > > than 10 seconds.
> > > > 
> > > > > Anyway, would you try attached patch and let me know result?
> > > > 
> > > > Thanks
> > > > Done, doesnt help.
> > > > Seeing a new message now too:
> > > > ping: sendto: No buffer space available.
> > > > 
> > > > Output of vmstat -i and pciconf -lv look the same as before
> > > > 
> > > > It's a small card. Weighs 46 gram. I was going to write 
> > > > 	I could simply post it to you, & you could keep it if you
> > > > 	want.  As I had quessed it might be some new kind of card
> > > > 	unexperienced before,
> > > > 	RTL8139D, card just says made in China
> > > > 
> > > > But I just grabbed another card 
> > > > 	card says Level One.
> > > > 	chip 8139B
> > > > & with both patched kernel & original no improvement.
> > > > So I tried a totaly different card xl0 fails too,
> > > > I think that 3com xl0 card was OK before in another box,
> > > > so I'd guess not an rl problem, Sorry.
> > > > 
> > > > Probably not 7.1 either, but probably a BIOS config problem of some sort.
> > > > 
> > > > IRQ 12 was listed in Award BIOS as Primary, options were also secondary or disabled, so Ive set it disabled.
> > > > PNP OS Yes
> > > > Resources: Auto
> > > > "Reset config data" to Enabled (I forgot before after card changes)
> > > > 
> > > > Did another restore BIOS factory defaults, no help.  
> > > > Moved xl0 to another slot (all other 3 slots never use I guess, as
> > > > chassis plates not torn off on what I guess is original chassis.
> > > > No luck with xl0
> > > > I'm out of ideas.
> > > 
> > > Got it working on xl
> > > interrupt problem, I turned off lpt com2 & something else
> > > in bios.
> > > Got to go out now
> > > Ill go back to rl0 too & report back soon
> > > thanks for help both !
> > 
> > I'm wrong it is Not working. 
> > 	(I typed my own own card address of 192.168.x.x by mistake,
> > 	not the 192.168.x.x of another host on net. )
> > 
> > Ive fiddled more with BIOS IRQ to no good effect
> > 	(not suprsing, dont understand some options in BIOS & no
> > 	MOtherboard manual for this Award BIOS 2A6LGB09, on box:
> > 	fujitsu siemens t-bird
> > 
> > I was wondering if setting anything to polling might help a bit 
> > I went looking with syctl -a -d | grep hw.pci
> > 
> >    hw.pci.enable_msi: 1
> >    hw.pci.enable_msi: Enable support for MSI interrupts
> >    hw.pci.enable_msix: 1
> >    hw.pci.enable_msix: Enable support for MSI-X interrupts
> 
> You could try disabling MSI and MSI-X in loader.conf to see if that
> makes a difference.
> 
>   hw.pci.enable_msi="0"
>   hw.pci.enable_msix="0"

OK Thanks, I just switched back from an xl ro an rl card,
I just tried above sysctl s, no help.

BTW I dont know if ifconfig -a should show word polling, but it does not.


Pyun YongHyeon wrote:
> Can you see 'rl0: link state changed to UP' message in dmesg after
> you assign an IP address to rl0?
> Would you show me the 'ifconfig rl0' output?

With an rc.conf of
	# media 10baseT/UTP	
	# media 100baseTX		
	# media full-duplex	
	# media half-duplex	
	ifconfig_rl0="inet 192.168.91.64 media 100baseTX polling"
	ifconfig_xl0="inet 192.168.91.64 polling"
	inetd_enable="YES"
before enet cable plugged in I see
	rl0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> metric 0 mtu 1500
		options=8<VLAN_MTU>
		ether 00:08:a1:6d:65:07
		inet 192.168.91.64 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.91.255
		media: Ethernet autoselect (none)
		status: no carrier
& after plug in I see:
	rl0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> metric 0 mtu 1500
		options=8<VLAN_MTU>
		ether 00:08:a1:6d:65:07
		inet 192.168.91.64 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.91.255
		media: Ethernet 100baseTX
		status: active
& I see in dmesg
	rl0: link state changed to UP

I suspect I perhaps have something fundamental wrong with BIOS or PC
or similar. May be nothing to do with 7.1-BETA ?
I think Id better perhaps try with 7.0-RELEASE if you guys dont mind.
Hmm I'll dig out a spare disc rather than erase 7.1BETA then I can
test with either if you have any more ideas.

Cheers,
Julian
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Julian Stacey: BSDUnixLinux C Prog Admin SysEng Consult Munich www.berklix.com
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