Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:27:53 -0400 | From | David Stuart <> | Subject | Re: Problems with disk + network on 2.6.25.11-60.fc8 |
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Alan Cox wrote: > Ok so the pdc202xx_old hardware flakes out when you have very high > network load (I'd guess in fact very high bus traffic). > > The actual log is the disk I/O timing out, then the drive being busy > (probably due to the timeout and a DMA transfer getting stuck). We reset > it and carry on. > > Libata happens to log this a lot more visibly than old kernels which is > useful but does mean people sometimes don't notice. > > The rest then fits - the freeze I'd expect as we block I/O while trying > to get the drive back. > > Doubt the Nvidia module is involved as I'd then expect problems under > high graphical load but you can certainly test that. I don't suppose > you've got a spare PCI network card you could try instead to see if it is > the network card bits ? > > Alan >
Hi Alan,
Actually I do not really have another PCI network card, but I could switch the computer back to the other interface which is on the motherboard (does that one function as a PCI device?). As I mentioned in my first post, the current card I am using is an attempt to try to work around the problem (originally I thought it was the on-board controller), so I have my doubts as to whether switching back would help.
Nonetheless, I will give it a try again and let you know the result.
Thanks, David
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