[tulip] errors with tulip driver, linksys 10/100 card

Rob Mantel rmantel@nitline.net
Tue, 3 Apr 2001 23:49:42 -0500


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Occasionally (usually when network traffic was very busy) I used to get =
time out errors that made me have to restart the network to get my linux =
box connected to the network again. So in an attempt to solve that =
problem today I updated my network drivers (I am running redhat 6), and =
now instead of the time out errors, I get 'too much work during an =
interrupt' errors.

the following is from /var/log/messages before and after the upgrade to =
v0.92t.

[root@bug log]# grep eth0 messages
Apr  2 21:30:12 bug network: Shutting down interface eth0 succeeded
Apr  2 21:30:15 bug network: Bringing up interface eth0 succeeded
Apr  2 21:38:45 bug network: Shutting down interface eth0 succeeded
Apr  2 21:38:49 bug network: Bringing up interface eth0 succeeded
Apr  2 23:37:02 bug network: Shutting down interface eth0 succeeded
Apr  3 00:13:56 bug kernel: eth0: Lite-On PNIC-II rev 37 at 0x6900, =
00:A0:CC:36:AC:23, IRQ 9.=20
Apr  3 19:11:11 bug kernel: eth0: Transmit timed out, status e46988c5, =
CSR12 000000cc, resetting...=20
Apr  3 19:11:16 bug kernel: eth0: Transmit timed out, status e46988c7, =
CSR12 000000cc, resetting...=20
Apr  3 19:11:31 bug kernel: eth0: Transmit timed out, status e46988c7, =
CSR12 000000cc, resetting...=20
Apr  3 19:11:56 bug kernel: eth0: Transmit timed out, status e46988c7, =
CSR12 000000cc, resetting...=20
Apr  3 19:12:01 bug kernel: eth0: Transmit timed out, status e46988c7, =
CSR12 000000cc, resetting...=20
Apr  3 19:12:26 bug kernel: eth0: Transmit timed out, status e46988c7, =
CSR12 000000cc, resetting...=20
Apr  3 19:12:46 bug network: Shutting down interface eth0 succeeded
Apr  3 19:12:49 bug network: Bringing up interface eth0 succeeded
Apr  3 20:04:54 bug network: Shutting down interface eth0 succeeded
Apr  3 20:37:34 bug kernel: eth0: Lite-On LC82C115 PNIC-II rev 37 at =
0xc3869000, 00:A0:CC:36:AC:23, IRQ 9.=20
Apr  3 21:14:11 bug kernel: eth0: Too much work during an interrupt, =
csr5=3D0xe4670044.=20
Apr  3 21:28:41 bug kernel: eth0: Too much work during an interrupt, =
csr5=3D0xe4670040.=20
Apr  3 21:28:44 bug kernel: eth0: Too much work during an interrupt, =
csr5=3D0xe4670045.=20
Apr  3 21:29:04 bug kernel: eth0: Too much work during an interrupt, =
csr5=3D0xe4670044.=20
Apr  3 21:30:59 bug kernel: eth0: Too much work during an interrupt, =
csr5=3D0xe46f0045.=20
Apr  3 21:49:51 bug kernel: eth0: Too much work during an interrupt, =
csr5=3D0xe4670040.=20
Apr  3 21:59:41 bug kernel: eth0: Too much work during an interrupt, =
csr5=3D0xe4670044.=20
Apr  3 22:02:53 bug kernel: eth0: Too much work during an interrupt, =
csr5=3D0xe4670044.=20
Apr  3 22:59:46 bug kernel: eth0: Too much work during an interrupt, =
csr5=3D0xe4670040.=20
Apr  3 23:22:26 bug kernel: eth0: Too much work during an interrupt, =
csr5=3D0xe46f0040.=20
[root@bug log]#=20

Any ideas what can cause this or what I can do to solve this?

Thanks,
Rob


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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Occasionally (usually when network =
traffic was very=20
busy) I used to get time out errors that made me have to restart the =
network to=20
get my linux box connected to the network again. So in an&nbsp;attempt =
to solve=20
that problem&nbsp;today I updated my network drivers (I am running =
redhat 6),=20
and now instead of the time out errors, I get 'too much work during an=20
interrupt' errors.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>the following is from /var/log/messages =
before and=20
after the upgrade to v0.92t.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>[root@bug log]# grep eth0 =
messages<BR>Apr&nbsp; 2=20
21:30:12 bug network: Shutting down interface eth0 =
succeeded<BR>Apr&nbsp; 2=20
21:30:15 bug network: Bringing up interface eth0 succeeded<BR>Apr&nbsp; =
2=20
21:38:45 bug network: Shutting down interface eth0 =
succeeded<BR>Apr&nbsp; 2=20
21:38:49 bug network: Bringing up interface eth0 succeeded<BR>Apr&nbsp; =
2=20
23:37:02 bug network: Shutting down interface eth0 =
succeeded<BR>Apr&nbsp; 3=20
00:13:56 bug kernel: eth0: Lite-On PNIC-II rev 37 at 0x6900, =
00:A0:CC:36:AC:23,=20
IRQ 9. <BR>Apr&nbsp; 3 19:11:11 bug kernel: eth0: Transmit timed out, =
status=20
e46988c5, CSR12 000000cc, resetting... <BR>Apr&nbsp; 3 19:11:16 bug =
kernel:=20
eth0: Transmit timed out, status e46988c7, CSR12 000000cc, resetting...=20
<BR>Apr&nbsp; 3 19:11:31 bug kernel: eth0: Transmit timed out, status =
e46988c7,=20
CSR12 000000cc, resetting... <BR>Apr&nbsp; 3 19:11:56 bug kernel: eth0: =
Transmit=20
timed out, status e46988c7, CSR12 000000cc, resetting... <BR>Apr&nbsp; 3 =

19:12:01 bug kernel: eth0: Transmit timed out, status e46988c7, CSR12 =
000000cc,=20
resetting... <BR>Apr&nbsp; 3 19:12:26 bug kernel: eth0: Transmit timed =
out,=20
status e46988c7, CSR12 000000cc, resetting... <BR>Apr&nbsp; 3 19:12:46 =
bug=20
network: Shutting down interface eth0 succeeded<BR>Apr&nbsp; 3 19:12:49 =
bug=20
network: Bringing up interface eth0 succeeded<BR>Apr&nbsp; 3 20:04:54 =
bug=20
network: Shutting down interface eth0 succeeded<BR>Apr&nbsp; 3 20:37:34 =
bug=20
kernel: eth0: Lite-On LC82C115 PNIC-II rev 37 at 0xc3869000, =
00:A0:CC:36:AC:23,=20
IRQ 9. <BR>Apr&nbsp; 3 21:14:11 bug kernel: eth0: Too much work during =
an=20
interrupt, csr5=3D0xe4670044. <BR>Apr&nbsp; 3 21:28:41 bug kernel: eth0: =
Too much=20
work during an interrupt, csr5=3D0xe4670040. <BR>Apr&nbsp; 3 21:28:44 =
bug kernel:=20
eth0: Too much work during an interrupt, csr5=3D0xe4670045. =
<BR>Apr&nbsp; 3=20
21:29:04 bug kernel: eth0: Too much work during an interrupt, =
csr5=3D0xe4670044.=20
<BR>Apr&nbsp; 3 21:30:59 bug kernel: eth0: Too much work during an =
interrupt,=20
csr5=3D0xe46f0045. <BR>Apr&nbsp; 3 21:49:51 bug kernel: eth0: Too much =
work during=20
an interrupt, csr5=3D0xe4670040. <BR>Apr&nbsp; 3 21:59:41 bug kernel: =
eth0: Too=20
much work during an interrupt, csr5=3D0xe4670044. <BR>Apr&nbsp; 3 =
22:02:53 bug=20
kernel: eth0: Too much work during an interrupt, csr5=3D0xe4670044. =
<BR>Apr&nbsp;=20
3 22:59:46 bug kernel: eth0: Too much work during an interrupt, =
csr5=3D0xe4670040.=20
<BR>Apr&nbsp; 3 23:22:26 bug kernel: eth0: Too much work during an =
interrupt,=20
csr5=3D0xe46f0040. <BR>[root@bug log]# <BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Any ideas what can cause this or what I =
can do to=20
solve this?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thanks,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Rob</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>&nbsp;</DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>

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