Problem: NIC transmit timeouts

From: PaNiC
Date: Mon Mar 06 2006 - 07:32:49 EST

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1. The problem is that the outbound interface in a Sun Enterprise 250 running maquerade gets transmit timeouts frequently.

2. I get the error "NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0: transmit timed out" and a couple of seconds later the interface jumps back up again. This seems only to happen after masquerading and packet forwarding is activated. When i have momentary traffic going in or out (web browsing for instance) it happens mostly. It does not happen as often when downloading large files, but will surely happen with somewhat heavy traffic going in and out for instance while talking on Skype. I tried reversing the interfaces so that the outbound would be the inbound and vice versa, mostly to exclude a hardware problem. This moved the timeouts again to the outbound interface. This was while using kernel 2.4.27. The same problem appears with 2.6.8 and 2.6.15.4 which i am currently using. Though not as often as with 2.4.27. I have googled immensely but have only found people with the same problem, no solutions.

4. Linux version 2.6.15.4 (root@kronos) (gcc version 3.3.5 (Debian 1:3.3.5-13))

7. Sun Enterprise 250, UltrasparcII-400, Debian 3.1,

7.1
Linux kronos 2.6.15.4 #2 SMP Mon Feb 27 17:48:33 CET 2006 sparc64 GNU/Linux

Gnu C 3.3.5
Gnu make 3.80
binutils 2.15
util-linux 2.12p
mount 2.12p
module-init-tools 3.2-pre1
e2fsprogs 1.37
reiserfsprogs line
reiser4progs line
PPP 2.4.3
Linux C Library 2.3.2
Dynamic linker (ldd) 2.3.2
Procps 3.2.1
Net-tools 1.60
Kbd 83:
Sh-utils 5.2.1
Modules Loaded isofs

7.2
cpu : TI UltraSparc II (BlackBird)
fpu : UltraSparc II integrated FPU
promlib : Version 3 Revision 16
prom : 3.16.1
type : sun4u
ncpus probed : 1
ncpus active : 1
D$ parity tl1 : 0
I$ parity tl1 : 0
Cpu0Bogo : 798.72
Cpu0ClkTck : 0000000017d78400
MMU Type : Spitfire
State:
CPU0: online

7.3
isofs 34376 0 - Live 0x0000000010000000

7.4
ioports:
1fe02000000-1fe0200ffff : PSYCHO0 PBMA
1fe02010000-1fe0201ffff : PSYCHO0 PBMB
1fe02011000-1fe020110ff : 0001:00:03.0
1fe02011000-1fe020110ff : sym53c8xx
1fe02011400-1fe020114ff : 0001:00:03.1
1fe02011400-1fe020114ff : sym53c8xx

iomem:
1ff00000000-1ff7fffffff : PSYCHO0 PBMA
1ff000a0000-1ff000bffff : Video RAM area
1ff000c0000-1ff000c7fff : Video ROM
1ff000f0000-1ff000fffff : System ROM
1ff80000000-1ffffffffff : PSYCHO0 PBMB
1ff800a0000-1ff800bffff : Video RAM area
1ff800c0000-1ff800c7fff : Video ROM
1ff800f0000-1ff800fffff : System ROM
1ff81000000-1ff81ffffff : 0001:01:00.0
1ff82000000-1ff827fffff : 0001:01:00.0
1ff83000000-1ff83ffffff : 0001:01:00.0
1ff84000000-1ff84007fff : 0001:01:00.1
1ff84000000-1ff84007fff : sunhme
1ff85000000-1ff85ffffff : 0001:01:01.0
1ff86000000-1ff867fffff : 0001:01:01.0
1ff87000000-1ff87ffffff : 0001:01:01.0
1ff88000000-1ff88007fff : 0001:01:01.1
1ff88000000-1ff88007fff : sunhme
1ff89000000-1ff89ffffff : 0001:01:02.0
1ff8a000000-1ff8a7fffff : 0001:01:02.0
1ff8b000000-1ff8bffffff : 0001:01:02.0
1ff8c000000-1ff8c007fff : 0001:01:02.1
1ff8c000000-1ff8c007fff : sunhme
1ff8d000000-1ff8dffffff : 0001:00:01.0
1ff8e000000-1ff8effffff : 0001:00:01.1
1ff8f000000-1ff8fffffff : 0001:01:00.1
1ff90000000-1ff90007fff : 0001:01:03.1
1ff90000000-1ff90007fff : sunhme
1ff90100000-1ff90107fff : 0001:00:01.1
1ff90100000-1ff90107fff : sunhme
1ff90108000-1ff901080ff : 0001:00:03.0
1ff90108000-1ff901080ff : sym53c8xx
1ff9010a000-1ff9010afff : 0001:00:03.0
1ff9010a000-1ff9010afff : sym53c8xx
1ff9010c000-1ff9010c0ff : 0001:00:03.1
1ff9010c000-1ff9010c0ff : sym53c8xx
1ff9010e000-1ff9010efff : 0001:00:03.1
1ff9010e000-1ff9010efff : sym53c8xx
1ff91000000-1ff91ffffff : 0001:01:01.1
1ff92000000-1ff92ffffff : 0001:01:02.1
1ff93000000-1ff93ffffff : 0001:01:03.1
1fff0000000-1fff0ffffff : 0001:00:01.0
1fff0000000-1fff00fffff : flashprom
1fff1000000-1fff17fffff : 0001:00:01.0
1fff1000000-1fff1001fff : eeprom
1fff1200000-1fff120007f : se
1fff1300398-1fff1300399 : ecpp
1fff13043bc-1fff13043cb : ecpp
1fff13062f8-1fff13062ff : su
1fff13083f8-1fff13083ff : su
1fff1400000-1fff140007f : se
1fff1500000-1fff1500007 : sc
1fff1504000-1fff1504002 : SUNW,pll
1fff1600000-1fff1600003 : SUNW,envctrltwo
1fff1700000-1fff170000f : ecpp
1fff1724000-1fff1724003 : power
1fff1726000-1fff1726003 : auxio
1fff1728000-1fff1728003 : auxio
1fff172a000-1fff172a003 : auxio
1fff172c000-1fff172c003 : auxio
1fff172f000-1fff172f003 : auxio

7.5
0000:80:00.0 Host bridge: Sun Microsystems Computer Corp. Psycho PCI Bus Module
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr+ Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap- 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort+ >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 64

0001:00:00.0 Host bridge: Sun Microsystems Computer Corp. Psycho PCI Bus Module
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr+ Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort+ >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 64

0001:00:01.0 Bridge: Sun Microsystems Computer Corp. EBUS (rev 01)
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr+ Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B-
Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 10 (2500ns min, 6250ns max), Cache Line Size: 0x10 (64 bytes)
Region 0: Memory at 000001fff0000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
Region 1: Memory at 000001fff1000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8M]
Expansion ROM at 000000008d000000 [disabled] [size=16M]

0001:00:01.1 Ethernet controller: Sun Microsystems Computer Corp. Happy Meal (rev 01)
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 10 (2500ns min, 1250ns max), Cache Line Size: 0x10 (64 bytes)
Interrupt: pin ? routed to IRQ 8038560
Region 0: Memory at 000001ff90100000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=32K]
Expansion ROM at 000000008e000000 [disabled] [size=16M]

0001:00:02.0 PCI bridge: Digital Equipment Corporation DECchip 21153 (rev 04) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 64, Cache Line Size: 0x10 (64 bytes)
Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=64
I/O behind bridge: 00001000-00000fff
Memory behind bridge: 00100000-100fffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: fffffffffff00000-0000000000000000
BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR- NoISA- VGA- MAbort- >Reset- FastB2B-
Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 1
Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=220mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-)
Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
Bridge: PM- B3+

0001:00:03.0 SCSI storage controller: LSI Logic / Symbios Logic 53c875 (rev 14)
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV+ VGASnoop- ParErr+ Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B-
Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 17 (4250ns min, 16000ns max), Cache Line Size: 0x10 (64 bytes)
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 8038528
Region 0: I/O ports at 2011000 [size=256]
Region 1: Memory at 000001ff90108000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
Region 2: Memory at 000001ff9010a000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]

0001:00:03.1 SCSI storage controller: LSI Logic / Symbios Logic 53c875 (rev 14)
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV+ VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 17 (4250ns min, 16000ns max), Cache Line Size: 0x10 (64 bytes)
Interrupt: pin B routed to IRQ 8038720
Region 0: I/O ports at 2011400 [size=256]
Region 1: Memory at 000001ff9010c000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
Region 2: Memory at 000001ff9010e000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]

0001:01:00.0 Bridge: Sun Microsystems Computer Corp. EBUS (rev 01)
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 10 (2500ns min, 6250ns max), Cache Line Size: 0x10 (64 bytes)
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 0
Region 0: Memory at 000001ff81000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
Region 1: Memory at 000001ff82000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8M]
Expansion ROM at 0000000083000000 [disabled] [size=16M]

0001:01:00.1 Ethernet controller: Sun Microsystems Computer Corp. Happy Meal (rev 01)
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 10 (2500ns min, 1250ns max), Cache Line Size: 0x10 (64 bytes)
Interrupt: pin B routed to IRQ 8038048
Region 0: Memory at 000001ff84000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=32K]
Expansion ROM at 000000008f000000 [disabled] [size=16M]

0001:01:01.0 Bridge: Sun Microsystems Computer Corp. EBUS (rev 01)
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 10 (2500ns min, 6250ns max), Cache Line Size: 0x10 (64 bytes)
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 0
Region 0: Memory at 000001ff85000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
Region 1: Memory at 000001ff86000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8M]
Expansion ROM at 0000000087000000 [disabled] [size=16M]

0001:01:01.1 Ethernet controller: Sun Microsystems Computer Corp. Happy Meal (rev 01)
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 10 (2500ns min, 1250ns max), Cache Line Size: 0x10 (64 bytes)
Interrupt: pin B routed to IRQ 8038080
Region 0: Memory at 000001ff88000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=32K]
Expansion ROM at 0000000091000000 [disabled] [size=16M]

0001:01:02.0 Bridge: Sun Microsystems Computer Corp. EBUS (rev 01)
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 10 (2500ns min, 6250ns max), Cache Line Size: 0x10 (64 bytes)
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 0
Region 0: Memory at 000001ff89000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
Region 1: Memory at 000001ff8a000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8M]
Expansion ROM at 000000008b000000 [disabled] [size=16M]

0001:01:02.1 Ethernet controller: Sun Microsystems Computer Corp. Happy Meal (rev 01)
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 10 (2500ns min, 1250ns max), Cache Line Size: 0x10 (64 bytes)
Interrupt: pin B routed to IRQ 8038112
Region 0: Memory at 000001ff8c000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=32K]
Expansion ROM at 0000000092000000 [disabled] [size=16M]

0001:01:03.1 Ethernet controller: Sun Microsystems Computer Corp. Happy Meal (rev 01)
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 10 (2500ns min, 1250ns max), Cache Line Size: 0x10 (64 bytes)
Interrupt: pin B routed to IRQ 8038016
Region 0: Memory at 000001ff90000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=32K]
Expansion ROM at 0000000093000000 [disabled] [size=16M]

7.6
Attached devices:
Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 00
Vendor: SEAGATE Model: ST318203LSUN18G Rev: 034A
Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02
Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 06 Lun: 00
Vendor: PIONEER Model: CD-ROM DR-U16S Rev: 1.01
Type: CD-ROM ANSI SCSI revision: 02
Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 09 Lun: 00
Vendor: IBM-PCCO Model: DDRS-39130Y !# Rev: S97B
Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02
Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 10 Lun: 00
Vendor: IBM-PCCO Model: DDRS-39130Y !# Rev: S97B
Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02
Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 11 Lun: 00
Vendor: IBM-PCCO Model: DDRS-39130Y !# Rev: S97B
Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02
Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 12 Lun: 00
Vendor: IBM-PCCO Model: DDRS-39130Y !# Rev: S97B
Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02

7.7 Interfaces are a Sun Happy Meal and a Sun quad interface.

I will be thankful for any light on this. If i can do anything to help, i will.
Thanks for your time.

Best regards
Jonas Bengtsson

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