Re: Intel Pro/1000 adapters kernel panic under heavy load

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Wed, 10 Nov 1999 15:48:43 +0000 (GMT)

> Both computers crash _very_ badly under a high load:
> Pro/1000 interface stops responding in a few seconds using 'ping -f <other
> box>'. Soon after that there is (sometimes) a kernel panic.
>
> You _always_ get kernel panic, if you stop the flooding
> and remove the driver with rmmod.

> Any ideas/thoughts?

Its basically up to Intel to fix. The driver is obfuscated to a degree
that nobody else can.

You might want to consider swapping them for the acenic card (aka the
3com gige adapter) and seeing if that makes your box stable. The acenic
driver has been around a fair time in Linux.

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