Loss of network connectivity and "bnx2x_panic_dump" seen in logs
Issue
- The system loses network connectivity, messages similar to the following are seen in
/var/log/messagesor on system console:
Apr 19 13:13:17 hostname kernel: [bnx2x_stats_update:4289(eth0)]storm stats were not updated for 3 times
Apr 19 13:13:17 hostname kernel: [bnx2x_stats_update:4290(eth0)]driver assert
Apr 19 13:13:17 hostname kernel: [bnx2x_panic_dump:537(eth0)]begin crash dump -----------------
Apr 19 13:13:17 hostname kernel: [bnx2x_panic_dump:545(eth0)]def_c_idx(77) def_u_idx(0) def_x_idx(0) def_t_idx(0) def_att_idx(2) attn_state(0) spq_prod_idx(95)
Apr 19 13:13:17 hostname kernel: [bnx2x_panic_dump:556(eth0)]queue[0]: rx_bd_prod(1021) rx_bd_cons(23) *rx_bd_cons_sb(0) rx_comp_prod(1026) rx_comp_cons(26) *rx_cons_sb(26)
Apr 19 13:13:17 hostname kernel: [bnx2x_panic_dump:561(eth0)] rx_sge_prod(400) last_max_sge(0) fp_u_idx(26) *sb_u_idx(26)
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Broadcom network interface using
bnx2xdriver
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