From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jan 24 14:25:40 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.org Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2ACD316A400 for ; Wed, 24 Jan 2007 14:25:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from r.gruyters@yirdis.nl) Received: from mail.yirdis.nl (82-148-208-109.fiber.unet.nl [82.148.208.109]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9EAA413C4A5 for ; Wed, 24 Jan 2007 14:25:39 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from r.gruyters@yirdis.nl) Received: from server.yirdis.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mail.yirdis.nl (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id l0OEPbxE071251 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Wed, 24 Jan 2007 15:25:37 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from r.gruyters@yirdis.nl) Received: (from www@localhost) by server.yirdis.net (8.13.6/8.13.6/Submit) id l0OEPbHN071250; Wed, 24 Jan 2007 15:25:37 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from r.gruyters@yirdis.nl) X-Authentication-Warning: server.yirdis.net: www set sender to r.gruyters@yirdis.nl using -f Received: from hp-xw4100-01.yirdis.nl (hp-xw4100-01.yirdis.nl [10.8.0.27]) by server.yirdis.net (Horde MIME library) with HTTP; Wed, 24 Jan 2007 15:25:37 +0100 Message-ID: <20070124152537.gk06yc8d3k8gwgo0@server.yirdis.net> Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 15:25:37 +0100 From: Robin Gruyters To: Jeremy Chadwick References: <20070124105741.cj2htvoxcs4gg8wk@server.yirdis.net> <20070124141737.GA7772@icarus.home.lan> In-Reply-To: <20070124141737.GA7772@icarus.home.lan> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; DelSp="Yes"; format="flowed" Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable User-Agent: Internet Messaging Program (IMP) H3 (4.1.1) / FreeBSD-5.4 X-Virus-Scanned: OK Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: bge Ierr rate increase from 5.3R -> 6.1R X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 14:25:40 -0000 Quoting Jeremy Chadwick : >> >> Is there a fix for it already, or maybe a workaround? > > The problem was that the driver code was not properly obtaining > error statistics from the Broadcom chip, thus errors _were_ > (before the fix) not being calculated/accounted for. Now (after > the fix) errors are being accounted for correctly. > > So the errors you see in your netstat output are probably real/ > ccurate. I'll vote for a duplex-related problem or some naughty > cabling. > Should this not be visible on the switch as well?!? Here some output from the interface on the server and from the switch (Cisco= ) [development interface] bge0: flags=3D8843 mtu 1500 options=3D1b ether 00:12:79:94:ed:12 media: Ethernet autoselect (100baseTX ) status: active [/development interface] [switch] FastEthernet0/3 is up, line protocol is up (connected) Hardware is Fast Ethernet, address is 000e.84d0.de03 (bia 000e.84d0.de03) Description: development MTU 1500 bytes, BW 100000 Kbit, DLY 100 usec, reliability 255/255, txload 1/255, rxload 1/255 Encapsulation ARPA, loopback not set Keepalive set (10 sec) Full-duplex, 100Mb/s input flow-control is off, output flow-control is off ARP type: ARPA, ARP Timeout 04:00:00 Last input never, output 00:00:02, output hang never Last clearing of "show interface" counters never Input queue: 0/75/0/0 (size/max/drops/flushes); Total output drops: 0 Queueing strategy: fifo Output queue: 0/40 (size/max) 5 minute input rate 179000 bits/sec, 28 packets/sec 5 minute output rate 56000 bits/sec, 24 packets/sec 22823978 packets input, 4067576147 bytes, 0 no buffer Received 13138 broadcasts (0 multicast) 0 runts, 0 giants, 0 throttles 0 input errors, 0 CRC, 0 frame, 0 overrun, 0 ignored 0 watchdog, 12929 multicast, 0 pause input 0 input packets with dribble condition detected 15673035 packets output, 3975127029 bytes, 0 underruns 0 output errors, 0 collisions, 1 interface resets 0 babbles, 0 late collision, 0 deferred 0 lost carrier, 0 no carrier, 0 PAUSE output 0 output buffer failures, 0 output buffers swapped out [/switch] Regards, Robin