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e1000e intel driver old? tweeks? Reset adapter unexpectedly error

Noticed the driver for the intel cards , e1000e, is rather old..

PetaSAN version: 3.2.6-k, while their site on sourcforge  list 3.8.7

hardware in question  82573E and 82573L

Problem I have is the adapters sometimes reset,

Feb 25 02:28:20 peta5 kernel: [223597.221919] NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth1 (e1000e): transmit queue 0 timed out

Feb 25 02:28:20 peta5 kernel: [223597.222117] ---[ end trace d407dbec18fa901c ]---
Feb 25 02:28:20 peta5 kernel: [223597.222383] e1000e 0000:07:00.0 eth1: Reset adapter unexpectedly

Some searching indicated it might be hardware and to disable tso and gso

ethtool -K eth0 tso off
ethtool -K eth0 gso off

There is a script floating around fixeep-82573-dspd.sh, that is suppose to check for some saved setting but all mine pass, if its accurate (some power related setting)

 

Typically the latest drivers will require the latest kernel, which is a constant moving target itself. It many cases the latest driver will not build on earlier kernels or may not be stable. Most long term distros will fix and maintain an older kernel, backports are done for important changes as required. PetaSAN is using a kernel based on SUSE SLE 15 SP1 and will soon use SP2.

Thank you sir, makes sense.

I might have other issues.  I have found that I seem to see problems with usb enabled on occasion.  And a few other settings related to how sata was configured on a couple of nodes.    So working thru getting any unneeded resource disabled.

And just plain and simple under spec'ed hardware.  So it might always be a bit touchy and less than stellar performer.

But wish to embrace the platform and this setup will make a great "trainer"