The default in-kernel r8169 driver is not stable for my NIC. I had to
install r8168-dkms and disable EEE on my switch to solve the
instability issue.
After some hours using r8169 I could see that my switch could not
detect link but ethtool output was OK for the link. After a reboot the
issue disappeared for a while.
- dmidecode output:
Base Board Information
Manufacturer: PCWARE
Product Name: IPX4020E
Version: 1.0
Serial Number: 00000000
Asset Tag: Default string
Features:
Board is a hosting board
Board is replaceable
Location In Chassis: Default string
Chassis Handle: 0x0003
Type: Motherboard
Contained Object Handles: 0
- lspci output:
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
RTL8111/8168/8211/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 15)
Subsystem: Elitegroup Computer Systems Device a438
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop-
ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx+
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort-
<TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 23
IOMMU group: 9
Region 0: I/O ports at e000 [size=256]
Region 2: Memory at a1104000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable)
[size=4K]
Region 4: Memory at a1100000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable)
[size=16K]
Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3
Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=375mA
PME(D0+,D1+,D2+,D3hot+,D3cold+)
Status: D0 NoSoftRst+ PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
Capabilities: [50] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
Address: 0000000000000000 Data: 0000
Capabilities: [70] Express (v2) Endpoint, IntMsgNum 1
DevCap: MaxPayload 128 bytes, PhantFunc 0,
Latency L0s <512ns, L1 <64us
ExtTag- AttnBtn- AttnInd- PwrInd- RBE+
FLReset- SlotPowerLimit 10W TEE-IO-
DevCtl: CorrErr+ NonFatalErr+ FatalErr+
UnsupReq+
RlxdOrd+ ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop-
MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 512 bytes
DevSta: CorrErr- NonFatalErr- FatalErr-
UnsupReq- AuxPwr+ TransPend-
LnkCap: Port #0, Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, ASPM
L0s L1, Exit Latency L0s unlimited, L1 <64us
ClockPM+ Surprise- LLActRep- BwNot-
ASPMOptComp+
LnkCtl: ASPM Disabled; RCB 64 bytes,
LnkDisable- CommClk+
ExtSynch- ClockPM+ AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt-
LnkSta: Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1
TrErr- Train- SlotClk+ DLActive- BWMgmt-
ABWMgmt-
DevCap2: Completion Timeout: Range ABCD, TimeoutDis+
NROPrPrP- LTR+
10BitTagComp- 10BitTagReq- OBFF Via
message/WAKE#, ExtFmt- EETLPPrefix-
EmergencyPowerReduction Not Supported,
EmergencyPowerReductionInit-
FRS- TPHComp- ExtTPHComp-
AtomicOpsCap: 32bit- 64bit- 128bitCAS-
DevCtl2: Completion Timeout: 50us to 50ms, TimeoutDis-
AtomicOpsCtl: ReqEn-
IDOReq- IDOCompl- LTR+
EmergencyPowerReductionReq-
10BitTagReq- OBFF Disabled, EETLPPrefixBlk-
LnkCap2: Supported Link Speeds: 2.5GT/s, Crosslink-
Retimer- 2Retimers- DRS-
LnkCtl2: Target Link Speed: 2.5GT/s, EnterCompliance-
SpeedDis-
Transmit Margin: Normal Operating Range,
EnterModifiedCompliance- ComplianceSOS-
Compliance Preset/De-emphasis: -6dB de-
emphasis, 0dB preshoot
LnkSta2: Current De-emphasis Level: -6dB,
EqualizationComplete- EqualizationPhase1-
EqualizationPhase2- EqualizationPhase3-
LinkEqualizationRequest-
Retimer- 2Retimers- CrosslinkRes: unsupported
Capabilities: [b0] MSI-X: Enable+ Count=4 Masked-
Vector table: BAR=4 offset=00000000
PBA: BAR=4 offset=00000800
Capabilities: [100 v2] Advanced Error Reporting
UESta: DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt-
UnxCmplt- RxOF- MalfTLP-
ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol- UncorrIntErr-
BlockedTLP- AtomicOpBlocked- TLPBlockedErr-
PoisonTLPBlocked- DMWrReqBlocked- IDECheck-
MisIDETLP- PCRC_CHECK- TLPXlatBlocked-
UEMsk: DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt-
UnxCmplt- RxOF- MalfTLP-
ECRC- UnsupReq+ ACSViol- UncorrIntErr+
BlockedTLP- AtomicOpBlocked- TLPBlockedErr-
PoisonTLPBlocked- DMWrReqBlocked- IDECheck-
MisIDETLP- PCRC_CHECK- TLPXlatBlocked-
UESvrt: DLP+ SDES+ TLP- FCP+ CmpltTO-
CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF+ MalfTLP+
ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol- UncorrIntErr+
BlockedTLP- AtomicOpBlocked- TLPBlockedErr-
PoisonTLPBlocked- DMWrReqBlocked- IDECheck-
MisIDETLP- PCRC_CHECK- TLPXlatBlocked-
CESta: RxErr- BadTLP- BadDLLP- Rollover- Timeout-
AdvNonFatalErr- CorrIntErr- HeaderOF-
CEMsk: RxErr- BadTLP- BadDLLP- Rollover- Timeout-
AdvNonFatalErr+ CorrIntErr+ HeaderOF-
AERCap: First Error Pointer: 00, ECRCGenCap+
ECRCGenEn- ECRCChkCap+ ECRCChkEn-
MultHdrRecCap- MultHdrRecEn- TLPPfxPres-
HdrLogCap-
HeaderLog: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
Capabilities: [140 v1] Virtual Channel
Caps: LPEVC=0 RefClk=100ns PATEntryBits=1
Arb: Fixed- WRR32- WRR64- WRR128-
Ctrl: ArbSelect=Fixed
Status: InProgress-
VC0: Caps: PATOffset=00 MaxTimeSlots=1
RejSnoopTrans-
Arb: Fixed- WRR32- WRR64- WRR128- TWRR128-
WRR256-
Ctrl: Enable+ ID=0 ArbSelect=Fixed TC/VC=ff
Status: NegoPending- InProgress-
Capabilities: [160 v1] Device Serial Number 01-00-00-00-68-4c-
e0-00
Capabilities: [170 v1] Latency Tolerance Reporting
Max snoop latency: 3145728ns
Max no snoop latency: 3145728ns
Capabilities: [178 v1] L1 PM Substates
L1SubCap: PCI-PM_L1.2+ PCI-PM_L1.1+ ASPM_L1.2+
ASPM_L1.1+ L1_PM_Substates+
PortCommonModeRestoreTime=150us
PortTPowerOnTime=150us
L1SubCtl1: PCI-PM_L1.2+ PCI-PM_L1.1+ ASPM_L1.2+
ASPM_L1.1+
T_CommonMode=0us LTR1.2_Threshold=163840ns
L1SubCtl2: T_PwrOn=150us
Kernel driver in use: r8168
Kernel modules: r8168