0002103: Panic in bnx2_poll on Dell PE2950

(0005278)
kbsingh@karan.org (administrator)
2007-06-02 09:16

> Would you consider releasing a CentOS kernel update before Red Hat
> update their kernel RPMs?

no.

But if there is a requirement, we can roll in some changes into our plus kernel, as long as its not going to be too divergent from upstream. Re-assigning to Johnny, who handles the Plus kernels

(0005433)
edward (reporter)
2007-06-20 10:52

Same issue on IBM eSERVER BC 2x2000 with kernel :
2.6.18-8.1.4.el5 0000001 SMP Thu May 17 03:16:52 EDT 2007 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

nfs reads from clients ends with kernel panic :(

(0005435)
edward (reporter)
2007-06-20 11:38

Im thinking of try the driver from broadcom:
http://www.broadcom.com/support/ethernet_nic/netxtremeii.php [^]

(0005470)
abergz (reporter)
2007-06-25 23:27

You may also find this patch of interest:
http://people.redhat.com/agospoda/rhel5/gtest/bnx2-update-1_5_11.patch [^]

(0005954)
dondrake (reporter)
2007-08-31 17:36

I'm having the same problem on a HP DL580 G4, CentOS 5 fully updated. It panics about once a week with a combination of rsync and iSCSI traffic.

Is there an estimate on when the next kernel patch will be available? We seem to be due for one.

Thanks.

(0005955)
edward (reporter)
2007-08-31 20:33

dondrake:
While you wait, you can install the drivere from broadcom.
It's easy, and works :)

(0006253)
drees (reporter)
2007-11-08 01:12
edited on: 2007-11-08 01:15

I did some tracking of the upstream kernel sources and it appears that this kernel panic should be fixed in 2.6.18-53.el5.

This should be part of the CentOS 5.1 release.

FWIW, I just had a Dell server hit this using 2.6.18-8.1.14.el5 and looking at the source of 2.6.18-8.1.14.el5 and 2.6.18-8.1.15.el5, neither appear to have the appropriate patch.

(0006255)
toracat (developer)
2007-11-09 00:54

The 2.6.18-53.el5 kernel in RHEL 5.1 indeed has this patch.

An excerpt from linux-2.6-net-bnx2-update-to-driver-version-1-5-11.patch:

From: Andy Gospodarek <gospo@redhat.com>
Subject: [RHEL5.1 PATCH] bnx2: update to driver version 1.5.11
Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2007 14:44:34 -0400
Bugzilla: 225350

Patches to at least 1.5.5 have been included in my test kernels for
quite a while and Broadcom confirmed they were working well. These
latest updates have been tested by myself and seem to be OK as well.
Broadcom has also been advising that we go to 1.5.11 since the most
recent versions contained some critical fixes.

Issue History
Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
2007-06-01 15:01	kenn	New Issue
2007-06-01 15:01	kenn	Status	new => assigned
2007-06-01 15:01	kenn	Assigned To	=> kbsingh@karan.org
2007-06-01 16:00	kenn	Issue Monitored: kenn
2007-06-02 09:16	kbsingh@karan.org	Note Added: 0005278
2007-06-02 09:16	kbsingh@karan.org	Assigned To	kbsingh@karan.org => jhughes@hughesjr.com
2007-06-20 10:51	edward	File Added: bnx2.png
2007-06-20 10:52	edward	Note Added: 0005433
2007-06-20 11:38	edward	Note Added: 0005435
2007-06-25 23:27	abergz	Note Added: 0005470
2007-08-31 17:36	dondrake	Note Added: 0005954
2007-08-31 17:38	dondrake	Issue Monitored: dondrake
2007-08-31 20:33	edward	Note Added: 0005955
2007-11-08 01:12	drees	Note Added: 0006253
2007-11-08 01:15	drees	Note Edited: 0006253
2007-11-09 00:54	toracat	Note Added: 0006255

Notes
(0005278) kbsingh@karan.org (administrator) 2007-06-02 09:16	> Would you consider releasing a CentOS kernel update before Red Hat > update their kernel RPMs? no. But if there is a requirement, we can roll in some changes into our plus kernel, as long as its not going to be too divergent from upstream. Re-assigning to Johnny, who handles the Plus kernels

(0005433) edward (reporter) 2007-06-20 10:52	Same issue on IBM eSERVER BC 2x2000 with kernel : 2.6.18-8.1.4.el5 0000001 SMP Thu May 17 03:16:52 EDT 2007 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux nfs reads from clients ends with kernel panic :(

(0005435) edward (reporter) 2007-06-20 11:38	Im thinking of try the driver from broadcom: http://www.broadcom.com/support/ethernet_nic/netxtremeii.php [^]

(0005470) abergz (reporter) 2007-06-25 23:27	You may also find this patch of interest: http://people.redhat.com/agospoda/rhel5/gtest/bnx2-update-1_5_11.patch [^]

(0005954) dondrake (reporter) 2007-08-31 17:36	I'm having the same problem on a HP DL580 G4, CentOS 5 fully updated. It panics about once a week with a combination of rsync and iSCSI traffic. Is there an estimate on when the next kernel patch will be available? We seem to be due for one. Thanks.

(0005955) edward (reporter) 2007-08-31 20:33	dondrake: While you wait, you can install the drivere from broadcom. It's easy, and works :)

(0006253) drees (reporter) 2007-11-08 01:12 edited on: 2007-11-08 01:15	I did some tracking of the upstream kernel sources and it appears that this kernel panic should be fixed in 2.6.18-53.el5. This should be part of the CentOS 5.1 release. FWIW, I just had a Dell server hit this using 2.6.18-8.1.14.el5 and looking at the source of 2.6.18-8.1.14.el5 and 2.6.18-8.1.15.el5, neither appear to have the appropriate patch.

(0006255) toracat (developer) 2007-11-09 00:54	The 2.6.18-53.el5 kernel in RHEL 5.1 indeed has this patch. An excerpt from linux-2.6-net-bnx2-update-to-driver-version-1-5-11.patch: From: Andy Gospodarek <gospo@redhat.com> Subject: [RHEL5.1 PATCH] bnx2: update to driver version 1.5.11 Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2007 14:44:34 -0400 Bugzilla: 225350 Patches to at least 1.5.5 have been included in my test kernels for quite a while and Broadcom confirmed they were working well. These latest updates have been tested by myself and seem to be OK as well. Broadcom has also been advising that we go to 1.5.11 since the most recent versions contained some critical fixes.

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