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( [67.85.89.184]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id f18sm962941qba.2007.11.26.00.40.07 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Mon, 26 Nov 2007 00:40:07 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <474A8665.4070302@gmail.com> Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 03:40:05 -0500 From: "Aryeh M. Friedman" <aryeh.friedman@gmail.com> User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.9 (X11/20071125) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Martin Matuska <mm@FreeBSD.org> References: <474A7F83.7080900@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <474A7F83.7080900@FreeBSD.org> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.5 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-2 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: =?ISO-8859-2?Q?=3F=3F=3F_Bill_Hacker?= <askbill@conducive.net>, pyunyh@gmail.com, freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: re(4) lockups on a MSI K9AG Neo2-Digital (7.0-BETA3 amd64) X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code <freebsd-stable.freebsd.org> List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable>, <mailto:freebsd-stable-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe> List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-stable> List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-stable-request@freebsd.org?subject=help> List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable>, <mailto:freebsd-stable-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe> X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 08:40:09 -0000 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Martin Matuska wrote: > Hi, > > I am using a MSI K9AG Neo2-Digital (MS-7368) mainboard with 7.0-BETA3 in > amd64 mode at a german dedicated server provider. > The mainboard has a onboard re(4) ethernet controller. I experience a > very strange behaiviour: I have a Neo-F and it does the same thing.... for a quick ref see http://readlist.com/lists/freebsd.org/freebsd-current/9/47364.html.... it seems to have improved steadly as 8-current has been developed but it is by no way fixed yet (even though I suggest switching to 8-current if you can afford the occasional down time from stuff not working for short periods of time) > > When there are large transfers on the onboard SATA controller the re(4) > controller starts to have packet loss. Hum.... I see this when doing long heavy multi downloads.... but since it is torrent it could be disk but I don't see a lot of disk activity > > This packet loss does not stop when there is no more load on ata(4). > With another high load (like doing a full-system backup) the packet loss > keeps increasing up to 90% and more - the system is not accesible over > the internet anymore, packets get lost, SSH sessions or http requests > get stale, I have to restart the system. I think this has been well confirmed for TCP but I wonder if there is a good UDP test to see if UDP is effected also. > > I experience no kernel panics. Another (maybe related) problem that > occurs (but does not effect system responsiveness) is described in: *SOMETIMES* just rerunning ifconfig on re(4) will do it (question to Pyun why does the routing table loose the default route when I do this even if re0 keep the same ip?) - -- Aryeh M. 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