Re: [Linuxptp-users] tx_timestamp_timeout and i210

[Keller, J. E <jac...@in...>]

Use ethtool.

$ethtool --set-eee <device>  off

Don't bother with module parameters. On modern kernels all the module parameters have other ways of configuring the same behavior.

Regards,
Jake

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Axel Holzinger [mailto:aho...@gm...]
> Sent: Monday, June 29, 2015 4:10 PM
> To: lin...@li...
> Subject: Re: [Linuxptp-users] tx_timestamp_timeout and i210
> 
> Hi Jake,
> 
> thanks for this rast reply.
> 
> I searched the web and finally did this:
> 
> sudo modprobe igb EEE=0
> 
> Does this suffice or how can I read the igb parameters?
> 
> Thanks a lot
> Axel
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Keller, Jacob E [mailto:jac...@in...]
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2015 12:34 AM
> > To: Axel Holzinger; lin...@li...
> > Subject: RE: [Linuxptp-users] tx_timestamp_timeout and i210
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > Make sure you have disabled EEE support. If EEE is on, then the i210
> device
> > can take a very long time to return timestamps if the only traffic running
> is
> > ptp. (since the link will go to sleep inbetween the frames).
> >
> > That should be the issue here. If you still see the issue please let me
> know.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Jake
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Axel Holzinger [mailto:aho...@gm...]
> > > Sent: Monday, June 29, 2015 3:24 PM
> > > To: lin...@li...
> > > Subject: [Linuxptp-users] tx_timestamp_timeout and i210
> > >
> > > Hi Richard et al,
> > >
> > > on Ubuntu 14.04 with all updates and latest Intel i210 igb driver I
> > > regularly get tx_timestamp_timeout error messages with the default
> > > timeout
> > > of 1ms. I then changed to 5ms and since then I don't see any more
> errors.
> > >
> > > Does anybody see similar problems? Might this be a problem of the PC
> > > (some
> > > years old HP xw workstation) or might this be a i210 problem?
> > >
> > > Any hint appreciated.
> > >
> > > Regards
> > > Axel
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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