we activated the susuggested kernel cat /proc/version Linux version 4.9.0-040900rc5-generic (kernel@tangerine) (gcc version 6.2.0 20161005 (Ubuntu 6.2.0-5ubuntu12) ) #201611131431 SMP Sun Nov 13 19:33:15 UTC 2016 however, same issue reappeared: Dec 11 21:58:00 puno01 kernel: [2306342.662457] ------------[ cut here ]------------ Dec 11 21:58:00 puno01 kernel: [2306342.662470] WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 0 at /home/kernel/COD/linux/net/sched/sch_generic.c:316 dev_watchdog+0x22c/0x230 Dec 11 21:58:00 puno01 kernel: [2306342.662472] NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0 (igb): transmit queue 7 timed out Dec 11 21:58:00 puno01 kernel: [2306342.662474] Modules linked in: btrfs ufs qnx4 hfsplus hfs minix ntfs msdos jfs xfs dm_snapshot dm_bufio xen_netback xen_blkback xen_gntdev xen_evtchn xenfs xen_privcmd bridge stp llc intel_rapl sb_edac edac_core x86_pkg_temp_thermal ast ttm drm_kms_helper coretemp drm ipmi_ssif crct10dif_pclmul crc32_pclmul ghash_clmulni_intel fb_sys_fops syscopyarea aesni_intel sysfillrect sysimgblt aes_x86_64 lrw glue_helper ablk_helper cryptd intel_rapl_perf joydev input_leds ipmi_si ipmi_msghandler shpchp wmi lpc_ich ioatdma mac_hid acpi_power_meter raid456 async_raid6_recov async_memcpy async_pq async_xor async_tx xor raid6_pq libcrc32c raid1 raid0 multipath linear raid10 igb i2c_algo_bit dca ahci ptp libahci pps_core hid_generic mpt3sas raid_class fjes mptsas mptscsih mptbase scsi_transport_sas usbhid hid Dec 11 21:58:00 puno01 kernel: [2306342.662555] CPU: 0 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/0 Tainted: G W 4.9.0-040900rc5-generic #201611131431 Dec 11 21:58:00 puno01 kernel: [2306342.662557] Hardware name: Supermicro X10DRi/X10DRi, BIOS 1.1 04/14/2015 Dec 11 21:58:00 puno01 kernel: [2306342.662561] ffff88200e403da0 ffffffff81416e32 ffff88200e403df0 0000000000000000 Dec 11 21:58:00 puno01 kernel: [2306342.662565] ffff88200e403de0 ffffffff8108364b 0000013c00000000 0000000000000007 Dec 11 21:58:00 puno01 kernel: [2306342.662569] 0000000000000008 0000000000000000 ffff881ff433c000 ffff881ff6413940 Dec 11 21:58:00 puno01 kernel: [2306342.662574] Call Trace: Dec 11 21:58:00 puno01 kernel: [2306342.662577] Dec 11 21:58:00 puno01 kernel: [2306342.662586] [] dump_stack+0x63/0x81 Dec 11 21:58:00 puno01 kernel: [2306342.662594] [] __warn+0xcb/0xf0 Dec 11 21:58:00 puno01 kernel: [2306342.662598] [] warn_slowpath_fmt+0x5f/0x80 Dec 11 21:58:00 puno01 kernel: [2306342.662603] [] ? hrtimer_interrupt+0xc2/0x180 Dec 11 21:58:00 puno01 kernel: [2306342.662606] [] dev_watchdog+0x22c/0x230 Dec 11 21:58:00 puno01 kernel: [2306342.662609] [] ? qdisc_rcu_free+0x40/0x40 Dec 11 21:58:00 puno01 kernel: [2306342.662616] [] call_timer_fn+0x35/0x120 Dec 11 21:58:00 puno01 kernel: [2306342.662619] [] run_timer_softirq+0x215/0x4b0 Dec 11 21:58:00 puno01 kernel: [2306342.662624] [] ? handle_percpu_irq+0x3a/0x50 Dec 11 21:58:00 puno01 kernel: [2306342.662631] [] __do_softirq+0x104/0x28c Dec 11 21:58:00 puno01 kernel: [2306342.662634] [] irq_exit+0xb6/0xc0 Dec 11 21:58:00 puno01 kernel: [2306342.662639] [] xen_evtchn_do_upcall+0x35/0x40 Dec 11 21:58:00 puno01 kernel: [2306342.662642] [] xen_do_hypervisor_callback+0x1e/0x40 Dec 11 21:58:00 puno01 kernel: [2306342.662643] Dec 11 21:58:00 puno01 kernel: [2306342.662649] [] ? xen_hypercall_sched_op+0xa/0x20 Dec 11 21:58:00 puno01 kernel: [2306342.662651] [] ? xen_hypercall_sched_op+0xa/0x20 Dec 11 21:58:00 puno01 kernel: [2306342.662657] [] ? xen_safe_halt+0x10/0x20 Dec 11 21:58:00 puno01 kernel: [2306342.662663] [] ? default_idle+0x20/0xd0 Dec 11 21:58:00 puno01 kernel: [2306342.662668] [] ? arch_cpu_idle+0xf/0x20 Dec 11 21:58:00 puno01 kernel: [2306342.662671] [] ? default_idle_call+0x23/0x30 Dec 11 21:58:00 puno01 kernel: [2306342.662676] [] ? cpu_startup_entry+0x1d0/0x240 Dec 11 21:58:00 puno01 kernel: [2306342.662679] [] ? rest_init+0x77/0x80 Dec 11 21:58:00 puno01 kernel: [2306342.662685] [] ? start_kernel+0x448/0x469 Dec 11 21:58:00 puno01 kernel: [2306342.662689] [] ? x86_64_start_reservations+0x24/0x26 Dec 11 21:58:00 puno01 kernel: [2306342.662691] [] ? xen_start_kernel+0x52f/0x53b Dec 11 21:58:00 puno01 kernel: [2306342.662694] ---[ end trace 14b3343d2dd3515f ]--- Dec 11 21:58:00 puno01 kernel: [2306342.662741] igb 0000:04:00.0 eth0: Reset adapter Dec 11 21:58:00 puno01 kernel: [2306342.663187] xenbr0: port 1(eth0) entered disabled state Dec 11 21:58:00 puno01 kernel: [2306342.685493] igb 0000:04:00.1 eth1: Reset adapter Dec 11 21:58:00 puno01 kernel: [2306342.699077] igb 0000:04:00.1 eth1: igb: eth1 NIC Link is Up 1000 Mbps Full Duplex, Flow Control: RX Dec 11 21:58:02 puno01 kernel: [2306344.857683] igb 0000:04:00.1: exceed max 2 second Dec 11 21:58:02 puno01 kernel: [2306344.859914] igb 0000:04:00.1 eth1: igb: eth1 NIC Link is Down Dec 11 21:58:03 puno01 kernel: [2306346.074702] igb 0000:04:00.0 eth0: igb: eth0 NIC Link is Up 1000 Mbps Full Duplex, Flow Control: RX