Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:55:44 -0700 From: "Jack Vogel" <jfvogel@gmail.com> To: Rudy <crapsh@monkeybrains.net> Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Seeking help understanding my "emX: watchdog timeout" messages Message-ID: <2a41acea0806191055w5e112b8bsa57a8db2b177adbe@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <48582C29.8030307@monkeybrains.net> References: <20080516185813.H866@logos.sky.od.ua> <2a41acea0805160904g7dcf9f58rf69ca5d0612945cc@mail.gmail.com> <4853055C.2030303@MonkeyBrains.NET> <48535A11.4020003@monkeybrains.net> <48582C29.8030307@monkeybrains.net>
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Watchdog reset is an indication that the TX completion did not happen within a reasonable time, it can the symptom of a variety of problems. You list a bunch of settings for polling, is this interface in POLLING mode? Jack On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 2:27 PM, Rudy <crapsh@monkeybrains.net> wrote: > > > I am getting these messages: > Jun 17 08:53:14 example kernel: em2: watchdog timeout -- resetting > Jun 17 08:53:14 example kernel: em2: link state changed to DOWN > Jun 17 08:53:17 example kernel: em2: link state changed to UP > Jun 17 11:07:38 example kernel: em2: watchdog timeout -- resetting > Jun 17 11:07:38 example kernel: em2: link state changed to DOWN > Jun 17 11:07:41 example kernel: em2: link state changed to UP > on an interface that does about 100Mbps all day. > > [1] should I worry about it (only happens a couple of times a day)? > [2] will setting dev.em.2.rx_int_delay help? > couldn't find too much documentation on it... Best I could get: > http://www.intel.com/support/network/sb/cs-009209.htm > [3] what, in you best estimation, is causing these wathdog events? > > > sysctl dev.em.2.stats=1 > Jun 17 13:23:22 example kernel: em2: Excessive collisions = 0 > Jun 17 13:23:22 example kernel: em2: Sequence errors = 0 > Jun 17 13:23:22 example kernel: em2: Defer count = 0 > Jun 17 13:23:22 example kernel: em2: Missed Packets = 81518 > Jun 17 13:23:22 example kernel: em2: Receive No Buffers = 1226 > Jun 17 13:23:22 example kernel: em2: Receive Length Errors = 0 > Jun 17 13:23:22 example kernel: em2: Receive errors = 0 > Jun 17 13:23:22 example kernel: em2: Crc errors = 0 > Jun 17 13:23:22 example kernel: em2: Alignment errors = 0 > Jun 17 13:23:22 example kernel: em2: Collision/Carrier extension errors = 0 > Jun 17 13:23:22 example kernel: em2: RX overruns = 0 > Jun 17 13:23:22 example kernel: em2: watchdog timeouts = 20 > Jun 17 13:23:22 example kernel: em2: RX MSIX IRQ = 0 TX MSIX IRQ = 0 LINK > MSIX IRQ = 0 > Jun 17 13:23:22 example kernel: em2: XON Rcvd = 0 > Jun 17 13:23:22 example kernel: em2: XON Xmtd = 0 > Jun 17 13:23:22 example kernel: em2: XOFF Rcvd = 0 > Jun 17 13:23:22 example kernel: em2: XOFF Xmtd = 0 > Jun 17 13:23:22 example kernel: em2: Good Packets Rcvd = 2515504832 > Jun 17 13:23:22 example kernel: em2: Good Packets Xmtd = 4543057019 > Jun 17 13:23:22 example kernel: em2: TSO Contexts Xmtd = 8 > Jun 17 13:23:22 example kernel: em2: TSO Contexts Failed = 0 > > sysctl dev.em.2.debug=1 > Jun 17 13:28:48 example kernel: em2: Adapter hardware address = 0xc4d91224 > Jun 17 13:28:48 example kernel: em2: CTRL = 0x400c0241 RCTL = 0x8002 > Jun 17 13:28:48 example kernel: em2: Packet buffer = Tx=16k Rx=32k > Jun 17 13:28:48 example kernel: em2: Flow control watermarks high = 30720 > low = 29220 > Jun 17 13:28:48 example kernel: em2: tx_int_delay = 66, tx_abs_int_delay = > 66 > Jun 17 13:28:48 example kernel: em2: rx_int_delay = 0, rx_abs_int_delay = > 66 > Jun 17 13:28:48 example kernel: em2: fifo workaround = 0, fifo_reset_count > = 0 > Jun 17 13:28:48 example kernel: em2: hw tdh = 116, hw tdt = 116 > Jun 17 13:28:48 example kernel: em2: hw rdh = 175, hw rdt = 174 > Jun 17 13:28:48 example kernel: em2: Num Tx descriptors avail = 256 > Jun 17 13:28:48 example kernel: em2: Tx Descriptors not avail1 = 20 > Jun 17 13:28:48 example kernel: em2: Tx Descriptors not avail2 = 0 > Jun 17 13:28:48 example kernel: em2: Std mbuf failed = 0 > Jun 17 13:28:48 example kernel: em2: Std mbuf cluster failed = 0 > Jun 17 13:28:48 example kernel: em2: Driver dropped packets = 0 > Jun 17 13:28:48 example kernel: em2: Driver tx dma failure in encap = 0 > > > sysctl dev.em.2 > dev.em.2.%desc: Intel(R) PRO/1000 Network Connection 6.9.5 > dev.em.2.%driver: em > dev.em.2.%location: slot=0 function=0 > dev.em.2.%pnpinfo: vendor=0x8086 device=0x10a4 subvendor=0x8086 > subdevice=0x10a4 class=0x020000 > dev.em.2.%parent: pci6 > dev.em.2.debug: -1 > dev.em.2.stats: -1 > dev.em.2.rx_int_delay: 0 > dev.em.2.tx_int_delay: 66 > dev.em.2.rx_abs_int_delay: 66 > dev.em.2.tx_abs_int_delay: 66 > dev.em.2.rx_processing_limit: 100 > > Polling related sysctl settings: > kern.polling.idlepoll_sleeping: 1 > kern.polling.stalled: 82 > kern.polling.suspect: 6266 > kern.polling.phase: 0 > kern.polling.enable: 1 > kern.polling.handlers: 6 > kern.polling.residual_burst: 0 > kern.polling.pending_polls: 1 > kern.polling.lost_polls: 371823 > kern.polling.short_ticks: 4795 > kern.polling.reg_frac: 20 > kern.polling.user_frac: 33 > kern.polling.idle_poll: 0 > kern.polling.each_burst: 5 > kern.polling.burst_max: 350 > kern.polling.burst: 350 > kern.clockrate: { hz = 2500, tick = 400, profhz = 1666, stathz = 333 } > > hadware is a quad Intel 1000 Pro PT card. > > Thanks!!!! > > Rudy > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-net@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-net-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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