sky2 still broken

funkmankey · Guru Joined: 06 Mar 2003 Posts: 304 Location: CH

ugh I'd thought this was done and gone. have been hammering on bt for weeks now with no problems whatsoever. guess I was hammering harder today, 'cos I just got home and sky2'd died again. good lord.

same's before

gregf · Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 1:47 am Post subject:

Mine was fine a few weeks back using linux-2.6.18-ck1-r1, i then decided i would go back to gentoo-sources which i had always used and installed linux-2.6.18-gentoo-r3 which is when i started getting the same messages others were having. That sky2 had hung. I would have to reboot to get my card back to life and then under heavy load it would do the same thing. Since it was working in ck1 i had thought about going back to that but i decided i would just try vanilla and went with linux-2.6.19-rc6 and its working great for me for the last few days. Hope this might help someone.

zxy · Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 12:06 pm Post subject:

@gregf do you mean mm or vanilla

I'm runing on 2.6.19-rc5-mm2 now for 2 days and no good. I have nvidia's ethernet controller (forcedeth) and marvel (sky2) and I use one for internet and one for local net. But crashes still occur. Specialy with azureus runing and syncing portage at the same time on the other machine (which uses the first for internet connection). And lighttpd and a few browser windows and mail, and browsing on the other (client). It brings them down fast. :evil:

Using ethtool trick helps, but doesn't solve the problem. I had to reboot a few times, too, because nothing helped to get network going again.

I'll try 2.6.19-rc6-mm.

---- EDIT ----

I'm just reading the 2.6.19 vanila kernel changelog. Search for sky2. There are so many patches, it will have to work. Looks like guys did a great work.

It's interestig to see what all was wrong with the sky2 driver. See for yourself.

I'm still waiting for mm, because of reiser4. Can't wait to try.
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gregf · Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 4:37 pm Post subject:

Using vanilla with the sky2 driver. Been up since that last posting stating i had fixed it with out issues. Bittorrent was knocking it offline every 10 minutes or so but now it seems fine.

zxy · Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 2:50 am Post subject:

I'm using 2.6.19-rc6-mm2 untill mm hits 2.6.19. I'm starting to believe that -Os option when compiling kernel made problems. I recompiled the kernel without optimize for size option and it looks much better, but I'll have to wait some more time to see how network will behave.

Looks promising for now.
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lenk · Apprentice Joined: 08 Mar 2004 Posts: 211

-Os didn't make a difference. Running gentoo-souces-2.6.19. Sky2 still dies if load is heavy, especially if you are downloading from a good private tracker. The bandwidth just kills sky2.
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gregf · Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 2:01 am Post subject:

I know i don't have much help to offer but i was also fine using linux-2.6.18-ck1-r1 a few weeks ago not sure if you guys want to try your luck with that. I am not using any compiler optimizations for my kernels. Might want to jump on Linux Kernel Mailing List and give them some output and tell them whats going on as well, driver is still experimental so theres going to be issues with it. I have had good luck on LKML in the past with getting help or someone fixing the issue after i reported it.

zxy · Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 7:29 am Post subject:

I tried to use the driver ( install-8_41.tar.bz2 ) from marvell site here is the link
http://www.marvell.com/drivers/driverDisplay.do?dId=153&pId=36

I found an info somhere on the net that a guy uses it and that it works.
Not for me. I tried both options, that installer offered.

I let the installer install and compile. NOT WORKING

I let the installer make a patch and patched myself. While making a patch, installer recognized 2.6.19 kernel (i use 2.6.19-rc6-mm2). Patching went ok. But compiling stopped with an ERROR
Here is the output of the error if somebody has a clue.

Code:

CC drivers/net/sk98lin/skge.o
In file included from drivers/net/sk98lin/skge.c:76:

I contacted marvell and sent them the output, too. I wait for their response.
drivers/net/sk98lin/h/skdrv2nd.h:64:7: warning: "CONFIG_NET_POLL_CONTROLLER" is not defined
drivers/net/sk98lin/skge.c: In function 'sk98lin_resume':
drivers/net/sk98lin/skge.c:1015: warning: ignoring return value of 'pci_enable_device', declared with attribute warn_unused_result
drivers/net/sk98lin/skge.c: In function 'SkGeBoardInit':
drivers/net/sk98lin/skge.c:1659: warning: passing argument 2 of 'request_irq' from incompatible pointer type
drivers/net/sk98lin/skge.c:1661: warning: passing argument 2 of 'request_irq' from incompatible pointer type
drivers/net/sk98lin/skge.c:1669: warning: passing argument 2 of 'request_irq' from incompatible pointer type
drivers/net/sk98lin/skge.c: In function 'XmitFrame':
drivers/net/sk98lin/skge.c:2969: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer without a cast
drivers/net/sk98lin/skge.c:3003: error: 'CHECKSUM_HW' undeclared (first use in this function)
drivers/net/sk98lin/skge.c:3003: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
drivers/net/sk98lin/skge.c:3003: error: for each function it appears in.)
drivers/net/sk98lin/skge.c: In function 'XmitFrameSG':
drivers/net/sk98lin/skge.c:3127: error: 'CHECKSUM_HW' undeclared (first use in this function)
drivers/net/sk98lin/skge.c: In function 'sk98lin_init':
drivers/net/sk98lin/skge.c:6390: warning: 'pci_module_init' is deprecated (declared at include/linux/pci.h:592)
make[3]: *** [drivers/net/sk98lin/skge.o] Error 1
make[2]: *** [drivers/net/sk98lin] Error 2
make[1]: *** [drivers/net] Error 2
make: *** [drivers] Error 2

I checked drivers/net/sk98lin/skge.c and CHECKSUM_HW is used twice, but not declared. If only I would know how should it be declared.
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zxy · Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 8:34 am Post subject:

I filed it on bugzilla.kernel.org.
http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=7617

Add your scpecs there.... For faster solutions
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zxy · Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 3:47 am Post subject:

I'm experimenting with skge now. It originally doesn't support Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 88E8053 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller, but with a little patch it does.

Here it is
https://bugs.gentoo.org/attachment.cgi?id=62076

It just adds this controller to a list of controllers that are supported by skge.

It survived syncing portage, I'll see for how long it will work.
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gregf · Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 4:31 am Post subject:

I'll be interested to hear myself.

zxy · Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 4:42 am Post subject:

Sorry, sky2 module interfered. It doesn't work with skge. :evil:

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Jjeje007 · Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 6:17 am Post subject:

Hi,

I'm running kernel 2.6.19 stable and the problem still here

I can say it's just bitorrent or some download trough newsgroups whitch killed (depending on bandwich) quickly my network controller

Hope this will be fix quickly

Jjeje007 · Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 5:33 pm Post subject:

Hi,

Ok just switch to kernel 2.6.19-git3 and maybe it's what we need :
From the changelog :

Jjeje007 · Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 7:23 pm Post subject:

OK .... this didn't solve the problem :cry:

zxy · Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 7:40 pm Post subject:

I think this driver stuff produces record downloads of kernels. For every version all -gits are tested. :wink:

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Jjeje007 · Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 8:04 pm Post subject:

Yes and i will test all the git as soon as the problem it's not gone :lol:

Any way now I know how to patch an kernel :wink:

Jjeje007

Bloodsurfer · Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 11:22 pm Post subject:

Just a question in between... There is the external kernel module SK98LIN from Marvell. I did use that driver earlier, until some Kernel Version broke it (must have been 2.6.15 or 16, I don't remember exactly...) and the driver didn't compile anymore.
I have used sky2 since then... Did Marvell they fix their driver in the meantime?
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zxy · Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 3:17 am Post subject:

HeXiLeD · Veteran Joined: 20 Aug 2005 Posts: 1159 Location: Online

From kernel.org

The latest snapshot for the stable Linux kernel tree is: 2.6.19-git3
[PATCH] sky2: msi enhancements.
[PATCH] sky2: kfree_skb_any needed
[PATCH] sky2: fixes for Yukon EC_U chip revisions
[PATCH] sky2: add Dlink 560SX id
[PATCH] sky2: receive error handling fix

[PATCH] sky2: msi enhancements.

If using Message Signaled Interrupts (MSI) then the IRQ will never
be shared. Don't call pci_disable_msi() unless using MSI.

Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org>

commit 794b2bd20f620892616b09466186ff27101d9e5b
Author: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@osdl.org>
Date: Fri Dec 1 14:29:36 2006 -0800

[PATCH] sky2: kfree_skb_any needed

It is possible for the sky2 driver NAPI poll routine to be called with
IRQ's disabled if netpoll is trying to make space in the tx queue. This
is an obscure path, but if it happens, the kfree_skb needs to happen
via softirq. Calling kfree_skb with IRQ's disabled is a not allowed.

Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org>

commit 8df9a87604e38529898ce35c610792c03c8713a2
Author: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@osdl.org>
Date: Fri Dec 1 14:29:35 2006 -0800

[PATCH] sky2: fixes for Yukon EC_U chip revisions

Update workarounds for 88E803X based on the latest SysKonnect vendor
driver version (8.41). Tested on EC_U rev A1, only.
These up the receive performance.

Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org>

commit 508f89e75ab26506fcdbb1b6f7166029e4c56855
Author: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@osdl.org>
Date: Fri Dec 1 14:29:34 2006 -0800

[PATCH] sky2: add Dlink 560SX id

Add new PCI ID for DLink 560SX.
This from the latest SysKonnect vendor driver (version 8.41).

Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org>

commit 5df791117afedf7fdc67dc0842dab4859e3edf69
Author: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@osdl.org>
Date: Fri Dec 1 14:29:33 2006 -0800

[PATCH] sky2: receive error handling fix

If sky2 detects out of memory, or gets a bad frame, it reuses the same receive
buffer, but forgets to poke the hardware. This could lead to the receiver
getting stuck if there were lots of errors.

Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org>

commit 758140900a82e3ed3bb2be1d4705dd352fe44825
Author: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@osdl.org>
Date: Fri Dec 1 11:41:08 2006 -0800

I havent tested it. and at the moment i cant.
If anyone has sky2 working properly with 2.6.19-git3; let us know.
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Bornio · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 16 Dec 2002 Posts: 129

pci=nomsi at boot seem to have fix it for me, for now.

zxy · Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 11:18 am Post subject:

@Bornio Are you using 2.6.19-git3 or newer? If it's working for some time under heavy load (torrent, rsync, ...), then let them know.

I'm still waiting for -mm.
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kernelOfTruth · Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 11:46 am Post subject:

If you're only waiting for mm because of reiser4, you could use / try James' reiser4 patch of 2.6.19-beyond1 with the newest git-sources

it would be really great if it was finally working ... :roll:

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Jjeje007 · Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 7:39 pm Post subject:

Hi,

Just compil 2.6.19-git-5 and try the pci=nomsi tip from Bornio
Will see :roll:

Jjeje007

Jjeje007 · Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 11:51 pm Post subject:

OK,

It's NOT good ... Try again