Re: Correction: 2.6.16-git12 killed networking -- 3c900 card

From: Pete Clements
Date: Thu Mar 30 2006 - 08:44:03 EST


Quoting Andrew Morton
> Pete Clements <clem@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > Quoting Andrew Morton
> > >
> > > Oh damn. So you're sure that 3c59x.global_enable_wol=0 actually makes the
> > > driver behave better?
> > >
> > Ok, new results.
> > Built a new virgin 2.6.16.
> > 1) able to stimulate a tx time out message
> > 2) rebooted with 3c59x.global_enable_wol=0 on command line,
> > able to stimulate a tx time out message
> >
> > Applied the collision statistics fix fix. Changed the extraversion
> > in the top Makefile to preserve my baseline, also make does more
> > work than previous.
> > 1) Booted and unable to stimulate a tx time out message
> >
> > Rebooted to virgin 2.6.16
> > 1) able to stimulate a tx time out message
> > 2) rebooted with 3c59x.global_enable_wol=0 on command line,
> > able to stimulate a tx time out message
> >
> > Rebooted to the patched driver kernel (collision statistics fix fix)
> > 1) unable to stimulate a tx time out message.
> >
> > Rebooted to virgin 2.6.16
> > 1) able to stimulate a tx time out message
> >
> > Appears that earlier results were tainted.
> >
>
> OK, thanks. So it looks like 3c59x-collision-statistics-fix-fix.patch is
> the only patch which we need to return your machine to working condition?
>

Looks like that is the case until -git12, which Steffen has identified.
Tested on git18 (with git12 fix) and looks good.
--
Pete Clements
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