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

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

The following reply was made to PR kern/40462; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: David Young <dyoung%pobox.com@localhost>
To: jarle%uninett.no@localhost, gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Cc: kern-bug-people%netbsd.org@localhost, gnats-admin%netbsd.org@localhost,
        netbsd-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Subject: Re: kern/40462: bnx0: Double mbuf allocation failure!
Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:52:06 -0600

 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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