xennet driver reports "skb rides the rocket" under moderate load
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
We are using Ubuntu server in AWS running linux-image-
[31333817.179933] xennet: skb rides the rocket: 19 slots
[31334587.454365] xennet: skb rides the rocket: 21 slots
[31334772.157791] xennet: skb rides the rocket: 20 slots
[31335254.431489] xennet: skb rides the rocket: 19 slots
[31336785.643018] xennet: skb rides the rocket: 19 slots
[31337438.686311] xennet: skb rides the rocket: 21 slots
This then translates into packet loss
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 0e:cd:f0:69:b1:29
inet addr:10.0.7.254 Bcast:10.0.7.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::ccd:
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:1913740 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:1619310 errors:0 dropped:6 overruns:0 carrier:0
RX bytes:1196646593 (1.1 GB) TX bytes:234005040 (234.0 MB)
I am seeing this as well. I'm wondering if you've worked passed the issue. I'm thinking a different kernel more suitable for AWS?