Re: TG3: very high CPU usage

[JG]

hi,

> good to hear.
> what revision BCM5700 was it that you had?
> 
> i've heard reports that the newer BCM5705s have 'issues' whereas 
> BCM5700-5703 are good.
> 
> can you post your 'lspci -vvv' output?

i'm sorry i can't tell the chip revision anymore (only card serial number) because i already RMA'ed the NIC.
i do have the same netgear card in another system where the serial number nearly identical (differs only by 1 digit), here's the lspci -vvv output:

00:09.0 Ethernet controller: Altima (nee Broadcom) AC9100 Gigabit Ethernet (rev 15)
        Subsystem: Netgear: Unknown device 302a
        Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B-
        Status: Cap+ 66Mhz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
        Latency: 64 (16000ns min), cache line size 08
        Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 16
        Region 0: Memory at cffe0000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
        Capabilities: [40] PCI-X non-bridge device.
                Command: DPERE- ERO- RBC=0 OST=0
                Status: Bus=0 Dev=0 Func=0 64bit- 133MHz- SCD- USC-, DC=simple, DMMRBC=0, DMOST=0, DMCRS=0, RSCEM-  Capabilities: [48] Power Management version 2
                Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+)
                Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=1 PME-
        Capabilities: [50] Vital Product Data
        Capabilities: [58] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit+ Queue=0/3 Enable-
                Address: fc879f41878ba220  Data: 3f06


JG

Attachment: pgp00000.pgp
Description: PGP signature