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

From: Andrew Morton
Date: Thu Mar 30 2006 - 00:06:30 EST


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?

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