Bug ID 514108: TSO packet initialization failure due to out-of-memory condition.

Last Modified: Sep 13, 2023

Affected Product(s):
BIG-IP LTM(all modules)

Known Affected Versions:
11.5.1 HF1, 11.5.1 HF2, 11.5.1 HF3, 11.5.1 HF4, 11.5.1 HF5, 11.5.1 HF6, 11.5.1 HF7, 11.5.1 HF8, 11.5.1 HF9, 11.5.1 HF10, 11.5.1 HF11, 11.5.2 HF1, 11.5.3 HF1, 11.5.3 HF2, 11.5.4 HF1, 11.5.4 HF2, 11.5.4 HF3, 11.5.4 HF4, 11.4.1, 11.5.0, 11.5.1, 11.5.2, 11.5.3, 11.6.0, 11.6.1, 11.6.2, 11.6.3, 11.6.3.1, 11.6.3.2, 11.6.3.3, 11.6.3.4, 11.6.4, 11.6.5, 11.6.5.1, 11.6.5.2, 11.6.5.3, 12.1.0 HF1, 12.1.0 HF2, 12.1.1 HF1, 12.1.1 HF2, 12.1.2 HF1, 12.1.2 HF2

Fixed In:
12.0.0, 11.6.0 HF6, 11.5.4, 11.4.1 HF9

Opened: Mar 24, 2015

Severity: 2-Critical

Related Article: K17473

Symptoms

TCP Segmentation Offload (TSO) packet initialization failure due to out-of-memory condition with the message: packet is locked by a driver.

Impact

TMM posts the assert message: packet is locked by a driver, then crashes.

Conditions

This is related to tmm running out of memory while configured with TSO, on BIG-IP or VIPRION platforms which implement the HSB (High Speed Bridge) device in hardware. This problem may occur on all currently-supported BIG-IP or VIPRION platforms EXCEPT the following: BIG-IP 2000-/4000-series appliances. BIG-IP 1600, 3600 appliances.

Workaround

Disable TSO (for more information, see SOL15609: Overview of TCP Segmentation Offload, available here: https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/15000/600/sol15609.html): To enable or disable TSO functionality, you can use the following command syntax: tmsh modify sys db tm.tcpsegmentationoffload value <enable | disable> Note: After modifying the tm.tcpsegmentationoffload database variable, you must restart the TMM daemon by running the bigstart restart tmm command. Restarting TMM temporarily interrupts traffic processing. F5 recommends running this command only during a maintenance window.

Fix Information

TCP Segmentation Offload (TSO) packet is now cleared correctly with no packet-locked message.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

K10134038: F5 Bug Tracker Filter Names and Tips