If you'd like me to run this on EC2, I can give it a try. A custom kernel would simply be a replacement package?
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1317811 Title: Dropped packets on EC2, "xen_netfront: xennet: skb rides the rocket: x slots" Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Running Ubuntu 14.04 LTS on EC2, we see a lot of the following in the kernel log: xen_netfront: xennet: skb rides the rocket: 19 slots Each of these messages corresponds to a dropped TX packet, and eventually causes our application's connections to break and timeout. The problem appears when network load increases. We have Node.js processes doing pubsub with a Redis server, and these are most visibly affected, showing frequent connection loss. The processes talk to each other using the private addresses EC2 allocates to the machines. Notably, the default MTU on the network interface seems to have gone up from 1500 on 13.10, to 9000 in 14.04 LTS. Reducing the MTU back to 1500 seems to drastically reduce dropped packets. (Can't say for certain if it completely eliminates the problem.) The machines we run are started from ami-896c96fe. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: linux-image-3.13.0-24-generic 3.13.0-24.46 ProcVersionSignature: User Name 3.13.0-24.46-generic 3.13.9 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-24-generic x86_64 AlsaDevices: total 0 crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 1 May 9 09:01 seq crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 33 May 9 09:01 timer AplayDevices: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'aplay' ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3 Architecture: amd64 ArecordDevices: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'arecord' AudioDevicesInUse: Error: command ['fuser', '-v', '/dev/snd/seq', '/dev/snd/timer'] failed with exit code 1: CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'iw' Date: Fri May 9 09:11:18 2014 Ec2AMI: ami-896c96fe Ec2AMIManifest: (unknown) Ec2AvailabilityZone: eu-west-1c Ec2InstanceType: c3.large Ec2Kernel: aki-52a34525 Ec2Ramdisk: unavailable IwConfig: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'iwconfig' Lspci: Lsusb: Error: command ['lsusb'] failed with exit code 1: unable to initialize libusb: -99 PciMultimedia: ProcFB: ProcKernelCmdLine: root=LABEL=cloudimg-rootfs ro console=hvc0 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-3.13.0-24-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-3.13.0-24-generic N/A linux-firmware N/A RfKill: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'rfkill' SourcePackage: linux UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) --- AlsaDevices: total 0 crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 1 May 9 09:54 seq crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 33 May 9 09:54 timer AplayDevices: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3 Architecture: amd64 ArecordDevices: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory AudioDevicesInUse: Error: command ['fuser', '-v', '/dev/snd/seq', '/dev/snd/timer'] failed with exit code 1: CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory CurrentDmesg: [ 24.724129] init: plymouth-upstart-bridge main process ended, respawning DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Ec2AMI: ami-896c96fe Ec2AMIManifest: (unknown) Ec2AvailabilityZone: eu-west-1c Ec2InstanceType: c3.large Ec2Kernel: aki-52a34525 Ec2Ramdisk: unavailable IwConfig: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory Lspci: Lsusb: Error: command ['lsusb'] failed with exit code 1: unable to initialize libusb: -99 Package: linux (not installed) PciMultimedia: ProcFB: ProcKernelCmdLine: root=LABEL=cloudimg-rootfs ro console=hvc0 ProcVersionSignature: User Name 3.13.0-24.46-generic 3.13.9 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-3.13.0-24-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-3.13.0-24-generic N/A linux-firmware N/A RfKill: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory Tags: trusty ec2-images Uname: Linux 3.13.0-24-generic x86_64 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) UserGroups: adm audio cdrom dialout dip floppy netdev plugdev sudo video _MarkForUpload: True To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1317811/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
