Why does RHEL4.6 system report "bnx2: ethN: BUG! Tx ring full when queue awake!" messages in /var/log/messages file?

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Issue

  • /var/log/messages file is getting filled with following messages.
kernel: NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0: transmit timed out
kernel: bnx2: fw sync timeout, reset code = 102002b
kernel: bnx2: eth0: BUG! Tx ring full when queue awake!

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 6.
  • Broadcom bnx2 Ethernet card.

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