Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 07 Feb 2008 09:25:03 -0800 | From | "Kok, Auke" <> | Subject | Re: [E1000-devel] e1000 1sec latency problem |
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Max Krasnyansky wrote: > Pavel Machek wrote: >> Hi! >> >> I have the famous e1000 latency problems: >> >> 64 bytes from 195.113.31.123: icmp_seq=68 ttl=56 time=351.9 ms >> 64 bytes from 195.113.31.123: icmp_seq=69 ttl=56 time=209.2 ms >> 64 bytes from 195.113.31.123: icmp_seq=70 ttl=56 time=1004.1 ms >> 64 bytes from 195.113.31.123: icmp_seq=71 ttl=56 time=308.9 ms >> 64 bytes from 195.113.31.123: icmp_seq=72 ttl=56 time=305.4 ms >> 64 bytes from 195.113.31.123: icmp_seq=73 ttl=56 time=9.8 ms >> 64 bytes from 195.113.31.123: icmp_seq=74 ttl=56 time=3.7 ms >> >> ...and they are still there in 2.6.25-git0. I had ethernet EEPROM >> checksum problems, which I fixed by the update, but problems are not >> gone. >> >> irqpoll helps. >> >> nosmp (which implies XT-PIC is being used) does not help. >> >> 16: 1925 0 IO-APIC-fasteoi ahci, yenta, uhci_hcd:usb2, eth0 >> >> Booting kernel with nosmp/ no yenta, no usb does not help. >> >> Hmm, as expected, interrupt load on ahci (find /) makes latencies go >> away. >> >> It should be easily reproducible on x60 with latest bios, it is 100% >> reproducible for me... > > So you don't think it's related to the interrupt coalescing by any chance ? > I'd suggest to try and disable the coalescing and see if it makes any difference. > We've had lots of issues with coalescing misbehavior. Not this bad (ie 1 second) though. > > Add this to modprobe.conf and reload e1000 module > > options e1000 RxIntDelay=0,0 RxAbsIntDelay=0,0 InterruptThrottleRate=0,0 TxIntDelay=0,0 TxAbsIntDelay=0,0
that can't be the problem. irq moderation would only account for 2-3ms variance maximum.
Pavel, can you send me the `lspci -vvv` of your machine with the very latest git tree and after it's showing the poor ping performance?
Auke
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