1969:1091 alx driver stops working with message "transmit queue 2 timed out"

[Sturm Flut]

The alx driver immediately stops working after the module is loaded.

WORKAROUND: I deleted the alx driver version included with Ubuntu linux-image-3.8.0-11-generic: package and manually built the driver from the latest linux-next compat-drivers archive from http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Download/stable/ (https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/projects/backports/2013/03/04/compat-drivers-2013-03-04-u.tar.bz2). It works.

This is the relevant message:
[28692.519939] ------------[ cut here ]------------
[28692.519954] WARNING: at /build/buildd/linux-3.8.0/net/sched/sch_generic.c:254 dev_watchdog+0x242/0x250()
[28692.519957] Hardware name: 2099
[28692.519960] NETDEV WATCHDOG: p2p1 (alx): transmit queue 2 timed out
[28692.519962] Modules linked in: alx hid_generic usbhid hidp hid ip6table_filter(F) ip6_tables(F) iptable_filter(F) ip_tables(F) x_tables(F) parport_pc(F) ppdev(F) bnep rfcomm binfmt_misc(F) joydev(F) ext2(F) dm_crypt(F) snd_hda_codec_hdmi coretemp kvm_intel snd_hda_codec_realtek arc4(F) kvm snd_hda_intel snd_hda_codec snd_hwdep(F) nvidia(POF) snd_pcm(F) snd_page_alloc(F) iwldvm snd_seq_midi(F) snd_seq_midi_event(F) uvcvideo mac80211 btusb videobuf2_vmalloc snd_rawmidi(F) videobuf2_memops videobuf2_core bluetooth videodev snd_seq(F) snd_seq_device(F) snd_timer(F) iwlwifi snd(F) microcode(F) cfg80211 psmouse(F) serio_raw(F) jmb38x_ms soundcore(F) lpc_ich memstick mei mdio ideapad_laptop sparse_keymap mac_hid lp(F) parport(F) i915 video(F) i2c_algo_bit ghash_clmulni_intel(F) aesni_intel(F) aes_x86_64(F) xts(F) drm_kms_helper lrw(F) gf128mul(F) ablk_helper(F) cryptd(F) drm ahci(F) libahci(F) sdhci_pci sdhci [last unloaded: alx]
[28692.520048] Pid: 0, comm: swapper/7 Tainted: PF O 3.8.0-7-generic #15-Ubuntu
[28692.520051] Call Trace:
[28692.520053] <IRQ> [<ffffffff810587cf>] warn_slowpath_common+0x7f/0xc0
[28692.520066] [<ffffffff810588cc>] warn_slowpath_fmt+0x4c/0x50
[28692.520073] [<ffffffff81074c04>] ? insert_work+0x94/0xb0
[28692.520078] [<ffffffff815e0832>] dev_watchdog+0x242/0x250
[28692.520082] [<ffffffff815e05f0>] ? dev_graft_qdisc+0x90/0x90
[28692.520088] [<ffffffff810680f6>] call_timer_fn+0x36/0x120
[28692.520092] [<ffffffff815e05f0>] ? dev_graft_qdisc+0x90/0x90
[28692.520097] [<ffffffff81069d3e>] run_timer_softirq+0x1fe/0x2a0
[28692.520104] [<ffffffff81060f0f>] __do_softirq+0xcf/0x210
[28692.520112] [<ffffffff8156bef0>] ? centrino_target+0x370/0x370
[28692.520119] [<ffffffff816cda5c>] call_softirq+0x1c/0x30
[28692.520127] [<ffffffff81016565>] do_softirq+0x75/0xb0
[28692.520132] [<ffffffff810611b5>] irq_exit+0xa5/0xb0
[28692.520139] [<ffffffff816ce3de>] smp_apic_timer_interrupt+0x6e/0x99
[28692.520144] [<ffffffff816cd31d>] apic_timer_interrupt+0x6d/0x80
[28692.520146] <EOI> [<ffffffff8156c93b>] ? cpuidle_wrap_enter+0x5b/0xa0
[28692.520157] [<ffffffff8156c990>] cpuidle_enter_tk+0x10/0x20
[28692.520163] [<ffffffff8156c585>] cpuidle_idle_call+0xa5/0x260
[28692.520169] [<ffffffff8101d5ef>] cpu_idle+0xaf/0x120
[28692.520176] [<ffffffff816add2e>] start_secondary+0x1e0/0x1e5
[28692.520180] ---[ end trace ba7ca6abc2812c4e ]---
[28692.520187] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: -----------------TPD-ring(0)------------------
[28692.520192] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: F8: W0=00000000, W1=00000000, W2=0
[28692.520196] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: F9: W0=00000000, W1=00000000, W2=0
[28692.520199] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: FA: W0=00000000, W1=00000000, W2=0
[28692.520202] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: FB: W0=00000000, W1=00000000, W2=0
[28692.520205] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: FC: W0=00000000, W1=00000000, W2=0
[28692.520208] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: FD: W0=00000000, W1=00000000, W2=0
[28692.520211] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: FE: W0=00000000, W1=00000000, W2=0
[28692.520215] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: FF: W0=00000000, W1=00000000, W2=0
[28692.520218] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: 0: W0=00000000, W1=00000000, W2=0
[28692.520221] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: 1: W0=00000000, W1=00000000, W2=0
[28692.520224] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: 2: W0=00000000, W1=00000000, W2=0
[28692.520227] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: 3: W0=00000000, W1=00000000, W2=0
[28692.520231] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: -----------------TPD-ring(1)------------------
[28692.520234] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: F8: W0=00000000, W1=00000000, W2=0
[28692.520237] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: F9: W0=00000000, W1=00000000, W2=0
[28692.520240] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: FA: W0=00000000, W1=00000000, W2=0
[28692.520243] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: FB: W0=00000000, W1=00000000, W2=0
[28692.520246] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: FC: W0=00000000, W1=00000000, W2=0
[28692.520250] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: FD: W0=00000000, W1=00000000, W2=0
[28692.520253] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: FE: W0=00000000, W1=00000000, W2=0
[28692.520256] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: FF: W0=00000000, W1=00000000, W2=0
[28692.520259] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: 0: W0=00000000, W1=00000000, W2=0
[28692.520262] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: 1: W0=00000000, W1=00000000, W2=0
[28692.520265] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: 2: W0=00000000, W1=00000000, W2=0
[28692.520268] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: 3: W0=00000000, W1=00000000, W2=0
[28692.520271] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: -----------------TPD-ring(2)------------------
[28692.520275] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: F9: W0=00000000, W1=00000000, W2=0
[28692.520278] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: FA: W0=00000000, W1=00000000, W2=0
[28692.520281] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: FB: W0=00000000, W1=00000000, W2=0
[28692.520284] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: FC: W0=00000000, W1=00000000, W2=0
[28692.520287] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: FD: W0=00000000, W1=00000000, W2=0
[28692.520290] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: FE: W0=00000000, W1=00000000, W2=0
[28692.520293] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: FF: W0=00000000, W1=00000000, W2=0
[28692.520297] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: 0: W0=0000005A, W1=80000000, W2=45A19802
[28692.520300] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: 1: W0=00000000, W1=00000000, W2=0
[28692.520303] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: 2: W0=00000000, W1=00000000, W2=0
[28692.520307] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: 3: W0=00000000, W1=00000000, W2=0
[28692.520310] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: 4: W0=00000000, W1=00000000, W2=0
[28692.520313] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: -----------------TPD-ring(3)------------------
[28692.520316] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: F8: W0=00000000, W1=00000000, W2=0
[28692.520319] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: F9: W0=00000000, W1=00000000, W2=0
[28692.520322] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: FA: W0=00000000, W1=00000000, W2=0
[28692.520325] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: FB: W0=00000000, W1=00000000, W2=0
[28692.520328] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: FC: W0=00000000, W1=00000000, W2=0
[28692.520332] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: FD: W0=00000000, W1=00000000, W2=0
[28692.520335] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: FE: W0=00000000, W1=00000000, W2=0
[28692.520338] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: FF: W0=00000000, W1=00000000, W2=0
[28692.520341] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: 0: W0=00000000, W1=00000000, W2=0
[28692.520344] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: 1: W0=00000000, W1=00000000, W2=0
[28692.520347] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: 2: W0=00000000, W1=00000000, W2=0
[28692.520350] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: 3: W0=00000000, W1=00000000, W2=0
[28692.520353] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: ---------------dump registers-----------------
[28692.520401] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: 1400: C0020CE0,00000000,00000064,00001C01
[28692.520412] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: 1410: 00003600,404019AA,03FF003E,00000000
[28692.520423] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: 1420: 00000000,E03EBB60,00000240,CF01C831
[28692.520434] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: 1430: 0000CC01,00000000,00000000,00000010
[28692.520445] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: 1440: 8010020C,00000020,0007801A,00000180
[28692.520455] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: 1450: 00000000,14700040,00000040,00000000
[28692.520466] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: 1460: 00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000
[28692.520476] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: 1470: 00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000
[28692.520486] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: 1480: 64205CEF,60405060,E38F2668,0000B888
[28692.520496] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: 1490: 80000000,40104000,07A1F037,000005F2
[28692.520507] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: 14A0: 00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000
[28692.520517] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: 14B0: 3BED200D,14364D17,6A3E67EA,B855AABE
[28692.520527] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: 14C0: E214AD3D,EA49AF7C,A54F2BEC,2A94B30D
[28692.520537] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: 14D0: 1805EC6C,E291D73D,00000000,00000000
[28692.520547] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: 14E0: 3247B000,3247A000,00000000,00000000
[28692.520558] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: 14F0: 00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000
[28692.520568] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: 1500: 05FF05E0,00000000,00000000,00000000
[28692.520578] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: 1510: 00000020,00000000,0BDF0BC0,00000020
[28692.520589] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: 1520: 05DF0000,000005E0,0BBF0600,000005C0
[28692.520599] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: 1530: 06000BE0,00000000,00000000,00000000
[28692.520609] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: 1540: 00000002,00000002,00000000,00000000
[28692.520619] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: 1550: 3247E000,00000000,00000000,00000000
[28692.520630] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: 1560: 00000200,000005F8,3247C000,00000000
[28692.520640] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: 1570: 00000000,00000000,00000200,32479000
[28692.520650] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: 1580: 32478000,00000100,00000000,00000000
[28692.520660] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: 1590: 020000F5,000008BF,01800080,00000000
[28692.520671] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: 15A0: AC8080BF,00001210,00C0044E,00000100
[28692.520681] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: 15B0: 00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000
[28692.520691] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: 15C0: 04047C24,00030D40,00000055,000000C8
[28692.520702] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: 15D0: 00214321,00000000,00438765,00000000
[28692.520712] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: 15E0: 000001FF,00000000,00000000,00000000
[28692.520722] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: 15F0: 00000000,00000000,00000004,00000000
[28692.520732] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: 1600: 22311041,7C0F96E7,00004E20,00000000
[28692.520743] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: 1610: FFFFFFFB,00000000,00010000,00010000
[28692.520753] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: 1620: 00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000
[28692.520763] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: 1630: 00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000
[28692.520773] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: 1640: 00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000
[28692.520783] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: 1650: 00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000
[28692.520793] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: 1660: 00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000
[28692.520803] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: 1670: 00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000
[28692.520813] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: 1680: 00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000
[28692.520824] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: 1690: 00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000
[28692.520834] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: 16A0: 00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000
[28692.520844] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: 16B0: 00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000
[28692.520854] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: 16C0: 00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000
[28692.520864] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: 16D0: 00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000
[28692.520874] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: 16E0: 00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000
[28692.520885] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: 16F0: 00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000
[28692.520895] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: 1700: 00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000
[28692.520905] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: 1710: 00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000
[28692.520915] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: 1720: 00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000
[28692.520925] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: 1730: 00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000
[28692.520935] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: 1740: 00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000
[28692.520945] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: 1750: 00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000
[28692.520955] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: 1760: 00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000
[28692.520965] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: 1770: 00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000
[28692.520975] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: 1780: 00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000
[28692.520985] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: 1790: 00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000
[28692.520995] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: 17A0: 00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000
[28692.521005] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: 17B0: 00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000
[28692.521015] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: 17C0: 00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000
[28692.521025] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: 17D0: 00000001,00000000,00000000,00000000
[28692.521036] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: 17E0: 0000005A,00000000,00000000,00000000
[28692.521046] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: 17F0: 00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000
[28692.521090] alx 0000:02:00.0 p2p1: task:alx_reinit
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ApportVersion: 2.8-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: sturmflut 2470 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0c: sturmflut 2470 F...m pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p: sturmflut 2470 F...m pulseaudio
CRDA:
 country DE:
  (2400 - 2483 @ 40), (N/A, 20)
  (5150 - 5250 @ 40), (N/A, 20), NO-OUTDOOR
  (5250 - 5350 @ 40), (N/A, 20), NO-OUTDOOR, DFS
  (5470 - 5725 @ 40), (N/A, 26), DFS
CurrentDmesg:
 Error: command ['sh', '-c', 'dmesg | comm -13 --nocheck-order /var/log/dmesg -'] failed with exit code 1: comm: /var/log/dmesg: Permission denied
 dmesg: write failed: Broken pipe
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
MachineType: LENOVO 2099
MarkForUpload: True
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: linux (not installed)
ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.8.0-7-generic root=UUID=2a13de12-0497-4623-a732-8a6061a63949 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-7.15-generic 3.8.0
Tags: raring
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-7-generic x86_64
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: sudo
WifiSyslog:

dmi.bios.date: 10/10/2012
dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.bios.version: 5DCN40WW(V2.07)
dmi.board.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: Product Name
dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.board.version: Mainboard version
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.chassis.version: Lenovo IdeaPad Y580
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr5DCN40WW(V2.07):bd10/10/2012:svnLENOVO:pn2099:pvrLenovoIdeaPadY580:rvnLENOVO:rnProductName:rvrMainboardversion:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrLenovoIdeaPadY580:
dmi.product.name: 2099
dmi.product.version: Lenovo IdeaPad Y580
dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO

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[Brad Figg (brad-figg)]

This bug is missing log files that will aid in diagnosing the problem. From a terminal window please run:

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and then change the status of the bug to 'Confirmed'.

If, due to the nature of the issue you have encountered, you are unable to run this command, please add a comment stating that fact and change the bug status to 'Confirmed'.

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[Joseph Salisbury (jsalisbury)]

Did this issue start happening after an update/upgrade? Was there a kernel version where you were not having this particular problem? This will help determine if the problem you are seeing is the result of the introduction of a regression, and when this regression was introduced.

[Sturm Flut (sturmflut)]

@Joseph Salisbury:
The alx driver was not part of the 3.5.0-24-generic Quantal Quetzal kernel. Before upgrading to raring Ringtail and Kernel 3.8 I built the driver manually with the instructions from http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/networking/alx and it worked. Now the driver is part of the linux-image-extra-3.8.0-7-generic package and i get those errors.

[Joseph Salisbury (jsalisbury)]

Would it be possible for you to test the latest upstream kernel? Refer to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelMainlineBuilds . Please test the latest v3.8 kernel[0] (Not a kernel in the daily directory) and install both the linux-image and linux-image-extra .deb packages.

If this bug is fixed in the mainline kernel, please add the following tag 'kernel-fixed-upstream'.

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Once testing of the upstream kernel is complete, please mark this bug as "Confirmed".

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[0] http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.8-raring/

[Sturm Flut (sturmflut)]

@Joseph Salisbury:
The alx driver is not in part of the mainline kernel, so it is not present in linux-image-3.8.0-030800-generic_3.8.0-030800.201302181935_amd64.deb or in linux-image-extra-3.8.0-030800-generic_3.8.0-030800.201302181935_amd64.deb . In linux-image-extra-3.5.0-24-generic the driver is part of the "ubuntu" subdirectory, so i think it was included as a patch by the Ubuntu kernel team?

[Sturm Flut (sturmflut)]

I deleted the alx driver version included with Ubuntu linux-image-3.8.0-11-generic: package and manually built the driver from the latest linux-next compat-drivers archive from http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Download/stable/ (https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/projects/backports/2013/03/04/compat-drivers-2013-03-04-u.tar.bz2). It works. So I think the driver included with the Ubuntu kernel needs to be updated to the latest compat-wireless version.

[penalvch (penalvch)]

Sturm Flut, could you please confirm this issue exists with the latest development release of Ubuntu? ISO images are available from http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily-live/current/ . If the issue remains, could you please run the following command in the development release from a Terminal (Applications->Accessories->Terminal), as it will automatically gather and attach updated debug information to this report:

apport-collect -p linux <replace-with-bug-number>

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