Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 240339
kernel BUG at include/linux/netdevice.h:898!
Last modified: 2007-11-30 17:12:04 EST
Description of problem: kernel-2.6.21-1.3163 Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): Doing a network install with ipv4 and ipv6 selected on a machine with an e1000 network card, I'm seeing a frequent kernel panic. The text of the panic is attached to this bug. How reproducible: Not 100%, but occurs more often than not. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Hook up a serial cable. 2. Do a network install, selecting the defaults of ipv4 and ipv6 selected. 3. Keep trying until you get a panic.
Created attachment 154839 [details] log file from over serial console
Created attachment 155030 [details] image of similar traceback I get a similar, but not quite identical, traceback on 3168. Here's a picture.
(the machine I've got this on is a t41 in the docking station)
From Intel: this is lacking a lot of debugging info. Please post *all* the dmesg output, lspci -vvv, ethtool -e ethX, etc. in the bugzilla.
(Originally posted this to #220725, but I was pointed to this bug.) I'm using a ThinkPad R50 and kernel 2.6.21-1.3163.fc7. Cold start (power off and on) works ok, but after issuing the command 'reboot', booting ends with a kernel panic and the following message: EIP: [<f8a8944f>] e1000_clean+0x1d6/0x23a [e1000] SS:ESP 0068:c0762fa8 Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal exception in interrupt This is reproducible: cold start works every time and reboot fails every time. lspci says that the NIC is Intel 82540EP, rev 03 I will attach full dmesg and lspci -vvv output.
Created attachment 155042 [details] dmesg (cold start) and lspci -vvv output from ThinkPad R50, comment #5
Dave has a patch from Intel that should fix this in the next kernel.