Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 21 Apr 2009 07:32:33 -0700 (PDT) | From | Martin Knoblauch <> | Subject | Re: Booting 2.6.30-rc2-git7 very slow |
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> From: Martin Knoblauch <spamtrap@knobisoft.de> > To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 4:21:41 PM > Subject: Booting 2.6.30-rc2-git7 very slow > > > Hi, [please CC me on replies, as I am not subscribed] > > booting 2.6.30-rc2-git7 on a HP/DL380G3 (x86_64, RHEL4.3, 64 bit userspace) is > much slower that it used to be. It seems I run into timeouts when [trying to] > load intel and tg3 microcodes: > > [ 14.478892] platform microcode: firmware: requesting intel-ucode/0f-04-0a > [ 74.476741] platform microcode: firmware: requesting intel-ucode/0f-04-0a > [ 134.476638] platform microcode: firmware: requesting intel-ucode/0f-04-0a > [ 194.476637] platform microcode: firmware: requesting intel-ucode/0f-04-0a > [ 254.476493] Microcode Update Driver: v2.00 , Peter Oruba > [ 254.718489] Microcode Update Driver: v2.00 removed. > > So, we see 60 seconds for eaoch of the CPUs. I do not know where the ucode is searched for. > > [ 255.273426] tg3 0000:03:01.0: PME# disabled > [ 257.833769] tg3: eth0: Link is up at 1000 Mbps, full duplex. > [ 257.833775] tg3: eth0: Flow control is off for TX and off for RX. > [ 269.643973] tg3 0000:03:01.1: firmware: requesting tigon/tg3_tso.bin > [ 329.640456] eth1: Failed to load firmware "tigon/tg3_tso.bin" > [ 329.640463] eth1: TSO capability disabled. > [ 329.640487] tg3 0000:03:01.1: PME# disabled > [ 333.081753] tg3: eth1: Link is up at 1000 Mbps, full duplex. > [ 333.081759] tg3: eth1: Flow control is off for TX and off for RX. > > We see 60 seconds for eth1, complaining about a failed firmware load. > /lib/firmware/tigon/tg3_tso.bin does exist and is from the current > build. > > > So, any ideas? Config is attached >
This time really....
Btw. without the timeouts the boot sequence would likely finish in less than 60 seconds, compared to 250 seconds for earlier kernels.
> Cheers > Martin > ------------------------------------------------------ > Martin Knoblauch > email: k n o b i AT knobisoft DOT de > www: http://www.knobisoft.de [unhandled content-type:application/octet-stream] | |