Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 28 Mar 2001 09:42:56 +1000 | From | Andrew Morton <> | Subject | Re: 2.4.2 SMP + 3c905C-TX + NETDEV WATCHDOG |
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Clem Taylor wrote: > > Every few weeks, since switching to 2.4.2, I get a series of 'NETDEV > WATCHDOG' errors. When this happens the system becomes unusable (homes > are NFS mounted) and does not recover. A small number of packets do get > out when it's in this state, but not enough to be useful. I've tried an > ifconfig up/down, all that seems to help is a reboot. The 3c905C driver > is compiled into my kernel, so I can't reload it. The machine is a Dell > Precision 220 (only one processor installed).
Irritating, isn't it?
> Has anyone else seen this problem. Is their a way to reset the interface > without rebooting? Any ideas?
No. A reboot is required.
It is due to a problem in the APIC handling. There is a workaround in the 2.4.2-ac series which fixes it. It appears to not be in the 2.4.3 series. So for the while you'll have to either install a recent -ac kernel or boot with the `noapic' LILO option.
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