From linux-netdev Tue Jul 31 05:52:27 2012 From: Michael Leun Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2012 05:52:27 +0000 To: linux-netdev Subject: Re: [3.5 regression / mcs7830 / bisected] bridge constantly toggeling between disabled and forwardin Message-Id: <20120731075227.1064ced9 () xenia ! leun ! net> X-MARC-Message: https://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=134371431915445 On Tue, 24 Jul 2012 01:36:34 +0200 Michael Leun wrote: My report might sound like I'm complaining that link state detection works because link state detection was implemented - sorry, but thats not true. I do NOT see this link state changes if there is no traffic on the interface, but I start seeing them once I start pinging. I think this is not the idea of link state detection? I would very much appreciate if you could have a look into that, because it is rather annoying. > On Mon, 23 Jul 2012 09:15:04 +0200 > Michael Leun wrote: > > [see issue description below] > > Bisecting yielded > > b1ff4f96fd1c63890d78d8939c6e0f2b44ce3113 is the first bad commit > commit b1ff4f96fd1c63890d78d8939c6e0f2b44ce3113 > Author: Ondrej Zary > Date: Fri Jun 1 10:29:08 2012 +0000 > > mcs7830: Implement link state detection > > Add .status callback that detects link state changes. > Tested with MCS7832CV-AA chip (9710:7830, identified as rev.C by the driver). > Fixes https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=28532 > > Signed-off-by: Ondrej Zary > Signed-off-by: David S. Miller > > :040000 040000 5480780cb5e75c57122a621fc3bab0108c16be27 d97efd9cc0a465dff76bcd3a3c547f718f2a5345 M drivers > > > Reverting that from 3.5 makes the issue go away. > > > Hi, > > > > when I use my usb ethernet adapter > > > > # > lsusb > > [...] > > Bus 002 Device 009: ID 9710:7830 MosChip Semiconductor MCS7830 10/100 Mbps Ethernet adapter > > [...] > > > > as port of an bridge > > > > > # brctl addbr br0 > > > # brctl addif br0 eth0 > > > # brctl addif br0 ue5 > > > # ifconfig ue5 up > > > # ifconfig br0 up > > > > (Also does happen when eth0 is not part of the bridge, but the logs I > > had available were from that situation...) > > > > I constantly get messages showing the interface toggeling between > > disabled and forwarding state: > > > > Jul 23 07:40:50 elektra kernel: [ 1539.497337] br0: port 2(ue5) entered disabled state > > Jul 23 07:40:50 elektra kernel: [ 1539.554992] br0: port 2(ue5) entered forwarding state > > Jul 23 07:40:50 elektra kernel: [ 1539.555005] br0: port 2(ue5) entered forwarding state > > Jul 23 07:40:51 elektra kernel: [ 1540.496242] br0: port 2(ue5) entered disabled state > > Jul 23 07:40:51 elektra kernel: [ 1540.552534] br0: port 2(ue5) entered forwarding state > > Jul 23 07:40:51 elektra kernel: [ 1540.552548] br0: port 2(ue5) entered forwarding state > > Jul 23 07:40:52 elektra kernel: [ 1541.550413] br0: port 2(ue5) entered forwarding state > > Jul 23 07:40:53 elektra kernel: [ 1542.529672] br0: port 2(ue5) entered disabled state > > Jul 23 07:40:53 elektra kernel: [ 1542.587162] br0: port 2(ue5) entered forwarding state > > Jul 23 07:40:53 elektra kernel: [ 1542.587175] br0: port 2(ue5) entered forwarding state > > Jul 23 07:40:54 elektra kernel: [ 1543.585309] br0: port 2(ue5) entered forwarding state > > Jul 23 07:41:00 elektra kernel: [ 1549.360600] br0: port 2(ue5) entered disabled state > > Jul 23 07:41:00 elektra kernel: [ 1549.442998] br0: port 2(ue5) entered forwarding state > > Jul 23 07:41:00 elektra kernel: [ 1549.443011] br0: port 2(ue5) entered forwarding state > > Jul 23 07:41:01 elektra kernel: [ 1550.357686] br0: port 2(ue5) entered disabled state > > Jul 23 07:41:01 elektra kernel: [ 1550.408208] br0: port 2(ue5) entered forwarding state > > Jul 23 07:41:01 elektra kernel: [ 1550.408222] br0: port 2(ue5) entered forwarding state > > Jul 23 07:41:02 elektra kernel: [ 1551.407656] br0: port 2(ue5) entered forwarding state > > Jul 23 07:41:03 elektra kernel: [ 1552.401578] br0: port 2(ue5) entered disabled state > > Jul 23 07:41:03 elektra kernel: [ 1552.474773] br0: port 2(ue5) entered forwarding state > > Jul 23 07:41:03 elektra kernel: [ 1552.474786] br0: port 2(ue5) entered forwarding state > > Jul 23 07:41:04 elektra kernel: [ 1553.472487] br0: port 2(ue5) entered forwarding state > > Jul 23 07:41:05 elektra kernel: [ 1554.356138] br0: port 2(ue5) entered disabled state > > [...] > > > > This does (in the same situation, nothing else than the kernel changed) > > not happen with 3.4.5. > > > > Does anybody have an idea what the issue might be or do I need to bisect? > > > -- > MfG, > > Michael Leun > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ > -- MfG, Michael Leun -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html