Re: 2.4.29, e100 and a WOL packet causes keventd going mad

From: Bukie Mabayoje
Date: Sat Jan 29 2005 - 19:02:20 EST




Michael Gernoth wrote:

> On Fri, Jan 28, 2005 at 10:53:51AM -0800, Bukie Mabayoje wrote:
> > Do you know the official NIC product name e.g Pro/100B. I need to identify
> > the LAN Controller. There are differences between 557 (not sure if 557 can
> > do WOL), 558 and 559 how they ASSERT the PME# signal. Even the same chip have
> > differences between steppings.
>
> The chip is integrated on the motherboard. Its PCI ID is 8086:1039.
> lspci says: Intel Corp. 82801BD PRO/100 VE (LOM) Ethernet Controller (rev 81)
> If you want I can open up one of these machines tomorrow to look on the chip
> directly.
>
> Regards,
> Michael
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I can't find the datasheet for 82801BD. 82801 are typically I/O Controller Hub. I need to see how it drives the PCI Interface Signals.

I will try an reproduce it on a different set of chipset. Basically send a WOL packet to a live linux system. And see if keventd consumes excessive CPU time.
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