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List:       openvswitch-discuss
Subject:    [ovs-discuss] Linux kernel panics when attaching eth cable
From:       jesse () nicira ! com (Jesse Gross)
Date:       2010-02-03 15:53:28
Message-ID: 25cfcaf91002030753g42aa0d1dr75d2dd20ea561d15 () mail ! gmail ! com
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On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 10:42 AM, Paolo Cravero <pcravero at as2594.net> wrote:

> On 29/01/2010 19.22, Ben Pfaff wrote:
> 
> If it's a matter of checksum offloading, then you may be able make it
> > work (albeit with a performance hit) by turning off checksum offloading
> > with 'ethtool'.
> > 
> 
> Sorry it took me so long to answer, I was @home sick.
> 
> With ethtool it works and I don't get kernel panic anymore. Performance is
> not yet an issue since I'm still learning these things.
> 
> Jesse, if you need a feedback I will apply your patch to my 0.99.1
> nevertheless. It's a lab machine.


Glad to hear that fixed your problem.  I don't need you to apply the patch -
the fact that ethtool solved the problem is confirmation that it is the same
issue as I have seen.  The fix is currently in a development branch and will
be part of a future release.
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