Bug 117226

Summary: (e100?) Kernel hang while running Cyclone with moderate load
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Reporter: Jussi Silvennoinen <jussi>
Component: kernelAssignee: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik>
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Version: 3.0CC: peterm, riel
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Description Flags
Console output
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Syslog messages while running 2.6.3-2.1.213smp
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Semi-working 2.6-system crashing with 2.4 none

Description Jussi Silvennoinen 2004-03-01 20:16:46 UTC 
Description of problem:

Kernel hang while running Cyclone (http://www.highwinds-
software.com/products/product.aspx?productID=4&pageID=1)
System unresponsive. Physical reset required.

If the system is configured to handle more than a few feeds and 
network traffic goes beyond 40mbit/s the system will crash within 10 
seconds of starting Cyclone. Fiddled with multiple hardware including:

Intel STL2 mobo with dual 1ghz-p3, mobo has intel 100 ethernet
Supermicro Superserver 6013P-8 with dual 2,8 Xeon's, w/ & wo/ HT, 
mobo has dual intel copper gige
Storage as 5x IBM 36gb 10k SCSI (IC35L036UCD210-0, rev S5BS) on an 
external u160 box or in internal slots of Intel SC5000 case.
Megaraid Elite 1600 running JBOD or RAID5
Adaptec 7902 w/ & wo/ 2005S ZCR running JBOD or RAID5
Two channel Symbios 896-based u2w-card running JBOD
Intel dual port 1000MT gige PCI-X

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
2.4.21-9.0.1.ELsmp

How reproducible:
Every time

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install RHEL3 U1, update to current
2. Get Cyclone, configure more than a few feeds
3. Start Cyclone
  
Actual results:

Kernel hang

Expected results:
Cyclone keeps pumping news and the system keeps running

Additional info:

Currently running Arjan's 2.6.3-2.1.213smp on STL2 mobo with Symbios, 
disks in the external case. Connectivity with internal e100. Crashes 
every few days and spews errors continuously.
Comment 1 Jussi Silvennoinen 2004-03-01 20:19:22 UTC 
Created attachment 98172 [details]
Console output
Comment 2 Jussi Silvennoinen 2004-03-01 20:21:45 UTC 
Created attachment 98174 [details]
Syslog messages while running 2.6.3-2.1.213smp
Comment 3 Jussi Silvennoinen 2004-03-01 20:23:08 UTC 
Oh yes, tried ext3 with defaults and reiserfs, no difference.
Comment 4 Jussi Silvennoinen 2004-03-01 20:58:51 UTC 
Created attachment 98175 [details]
Semi-working 2.6-system crashing with 2.4
Comment 5 Jussi Silvennoinen 2004-03-01 21:00:47 UTC 
I booted the system to 2.4.21-9.0.1.ELsmp.
The hardware is now:

Intel STL2 mobo with onboard e100. OS-drives connected to the onboard 
SCSI. Symbios896 handling the news spool.
Comment 6 Jussi Silvennoinen 2004-03-01 21:07:31 UTC 
Well I booted to 2.4.21-9.ELsmp instead it seems. More crash output 
available if needed, can be generated at will.
Comment 7 Jussi Silvennoinen 2004-03-04 20:43:48 UTC 
I dont really see this is a dpt_i2o problem.
Comment 9 Jussi Silvennoinen 2004-07-01 09:49:56 UTC 
I've been informed that Highwind's assistance with this is required so
I'll try pushing them to approach Redhat for certifying their stuff
with RHEL.
Comment 10 Jussi Silvennoinen 2005-06-03 11:47:37 UTC 
Works fine on RHEL4.