Re: kern/40462: bnx0: Double mbuf allocation failure!

[David Young <dyoung%pobox.com@localhost>]

On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 05:15:01PM +0000, jarle%uninett.no@localhost wrote:
> >Number:         40462
> >Category:       kern
> >Synopsis:       bnx0: Double mbuf allocation failure!
> >Confidential:   no
> >Severity:       serious
> >Priority:       medium
> >Responsible:    kern-bug-people
> >State:          open
> >Class:          sw-bug
> >Submitter-Id:   net
> >Arrival-Date:   Fri Jan 23 17:15:00 +0000 2009
> >Originator:     Jarle Greipsland
> >Release:        NetBSD 5.0_BETA
> >Organization:
>       
> >Environment:
>       
>       
> System: NetBSD nyc.uninett.no 5.0_BETA NetBSD 5.0_BETA (NYC) #1: Thu Jan  8 
> 16:38:34 CET 2009 
> jarle%nyc.uninett.no@localhost:/usr/obj/sys/arch/i386/compile/NYC i386
> Architecture: i386
> Machine: i386
> >Description:
> The system is an IBM e-series rack server with two built-in ethernet
> ports.  The ports are driven by the bnx driver.  It had been running for
> some time using only one network port, and I was trying to bring up the
> second port when it paniced.  I gathered some console log output, and tried
> again.  Same panic.

Ultimately, you are going to have to increase NMBCLUSTERS, but the
patch in <ftp://cuw.ojctech.com/users/netbsd-082c59a0/bnx.add_buf>
should stop the panic.  Please test.

Dave

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