Re: [Linuxptp-users] tx_timestamp_timeout and i210

[Axel H. <aho...@gm...>]

Got it. Thank you.

I modified /etc/network/interfaces and added the last line
ethtool --set-eee eth0 eee off

Now even after a reboot EEE is switched off on eth0.

Cheers
Axel

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Keller, Jacob E [mailto:jac...@in...]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2015 1:34 AM
> To: Axel Holzinger; lin...@li...
> Subject: RE: [Linuxptp-users] tx_timestamp_timeout and i210
> 
> 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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