Re: gem0 instability
Jason Bacon <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | gmane.os.freebsd.devel.ppc |
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| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
On 2019-05-25 15:53, Michael Tuexen wrote: >> On 25. May 2019, at 14:45, Jason Bacon <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> Is this a known issue with powermacs? >> >> May 24 14:09:06 powermacg5 kernel: gem0: device timeout >> May 24 14:09:06 powermacg5 kernel: gem0: link state changed to DOWN >> May 24 14:09:11 powermacg5 kernel: gem0: link state changed to UP >> May 24 14:09:18 powermacg5 kernel: gem0: device timeout >> May 24 14:09:18 powermacg5 kernel: gem0: link state changed to DOWN >> May 24 14:09:22 powermacg5 kernel: gem0: link state changed to UP >> May 24 14:09:30 powermacg5 kernel: gem0: device timeout >> May 24 14:09:30 powermacg5 kernel: gem0: link state changed to DOWN >> May 24 14:09:34 powermacg5 kernel: gem0: link state changed to UP >> >> The gem0 interface has a tendency to become unstable under heavy load. Rebooting alleviates it. >> >> Launching keepassxc (buildable thanks to Mark M's qt5-core patch) from a remote display seems to be a reliable trigger. >> >> This machine has some visible physical damage, so I wouldn't be surprised if it's a local hardware issue. It's reliable otherwise, though. > I do see the same on a machine (G5) without physical damage. So I guess it is a software issue. > > Best regards > Michael > Thanks for the feedback. Is anyone still working on Mac G5 driver issues? This is not a major problem, but I'd be willing to help out if someone qualified is interested in fixing it. I'm not qualified to take the lead, although I do have some experience with device drivers (DOS, embedded systems). -- Earth is a beta site. _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ppc To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[email protected]"