This bug affects me also. This used to take effect, when I have huge traffic. The log: Jun 21 13:02:05 picimaci-laptop kernel: [21553.040063] WARNING: at /build/buildd/linux-2.6.32/net/sched/sch_generic.c:261 dev_watchdog+0x262/0x270() Jun 21 13:02:05 picimaci-laptop kernel: [21553.040068] Hardware name: F5SL Jun 21 13:02:05 picimaci-laptop kernel: [21553.040073] NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0 (sis190): transmit queue 0 timed out Jun 21 13:02:05 picimaci-laptop kernel: [21553.040077] Modules linked in: binfmt_misc ppdev vboxnetadp vboxnetflt vboxdrv snd_hda_codec_si3054 snd_hda_codec_realtek snd_hda_intel snd_hda_codec snd_hwdep snd_pcm_oss snd_mixer_oss snd_pcm arc4 snd_seq_dummy snd_seq_oss snd_seq_midi snd_rawmidi snd_seq_midi_event snd_seq snd_timer fbcon ath5k snd_seq_device tileblit mac80211 font joydev sis190 snd bitblit ath fglrx(P) soundcore softcursor mii sis_agp snd_page_alloc cfg80211 vga16fb uvcvideo vgastate videodev psmouse usbhid vhba v4l1_compat serio_raw hid v4l2_compat_ioctl32 video output asus_laptop led_class lp parport tcp_illinois jfs usb_storage sata_sis Jun 21 13:02:05 picimaci-laptop kernel: [21553.040176] Pid: 0, comm: swapper Tainted: P 2.6.32-22-generic #36-Ubuntu Jun 21 13:02:05 picimaci-laptop kernel: [21553.040181] Call Trace: Jun 21 13:02:05 picimaci-laptop kernel: [21553.040185] [] warn_slowpath_common+0x7b/0xc0 Jun 21 13:02:05 picimaci-laptop kernel: [21553.040203] [] warn_slowpath_fmt+0x41/0x50 Jun 21 13:02:05 picimaci-laptop kernel: [21553.040210] [] dev_watchdog+0x262/0x270 Jun 21 13:02:05 picimaci-laptop kernel: [21553.040220] [] ? tick_dev_program_event+0x68/0xd0 Jun 21 13:02:05 picimaci-laptop kernel: [21553.040229] [] ? default_spin_lock_flags+0x9/0x10 Jun 21 13:02:05 picimaci-laptop kernel: [21553.040238] [] ? _spin_lock+0xe/0x20 Jun 21 13:02:05 picimaci-laptop kernel: [21553.040244] [] ? dev_watchdog+0x0/0x270 Jun 21 13:02:05 picimaci-laptop kernel: [21553.040252] [] run_timer_softirq+0x197/0x340 Jun 21 13:02:05 picimaci-laptop kernel: [21553.040259] [] ? tick_dev_program_event+0x68/0xd0 Jun 21 13:02:05 picimaci-laptop kernel: [21553.040267] [] __do_softirq+0xb7/0x1e0 Jun 21 13:02:05 picimaci-laptop kernel: [21553.040274] [] ? handle_IRQ_event+0x60/0x170 Jun 21 13:02:05 picimaci-laptop kernel: [21553.040282] [] call_softirq+0x1c/0x30 Jun 21 13:02:05 picimaci-laptop kernel: [21553.040288] [] do_softirq+0x65/0xa0 Jun 21 13:02:05 picimaci-laptop kernel: [21553.040293] [] irq_exit+0x85/0x90 Jun 21 13:02:05 picimaci-laptop kernel: [21553.040300] [] do_IRQ+0x75/0xf0 Jun 21 13:02:05 picimaci-laptop kernel: [21553.040306] [] ret_from_intr+0x0/0x11 Jun 21 13:02:05 picimaci-laptop kernel: [21553.040309] [] ? acpi_idle_enter_simple+0x117/0x14b Jun 21 13:02:05 picimaci-laptop kernel: [21553.040324] [] ? acpi_idle_enter_simple+0x110/0x14b Jun 21 13:02:05 picimaci-laptop kernel: [21553.040333] [] ? cpuidle_idle_call+0xa7/0x140 Jun 21 13:02:05 picimaci-laptop kernel: [21553.040341] [] ? cpu_idle+0xb3/0x110 Jun 21 13:02:05 picimaci-laptop kernel: [21553.040348] [] ? rest_init+0x6b/0x80 Jun 21 13:02:05 picimaci-laptop kernel: [21553.040356] [] ? start_kernel+0x368/0x371 Jun 21 13:02:05 picimaci-laptop kernel: [21553.040363] [] ? x86_64_start_reservations+0x125/0x129 Jun 21 13:02:05 picimaci-laptop kernel: [21553.040369] [] ? x86_64_start_kernel+0xfa/0x109 Jun 21 13:02:05 picimaci-laptop kernel: [21553.040374] ---[ end trace d57e1f7d95a1560b ]---