Re: [SPARC64] INO problem Re: [Bug 10273] New: Sun GEM (PCI) -network device doesn't work

From: David Miller
Date: Fri Apr 25 2008 - 16:36:23 EST


From: Jos van der Ende <seraph@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2008 21:59:05 +0200

> > Please give this patch a try (this is against 2.6.23, which is the
> > version you reported the bug against, let me know if another version
> > is more convenient).
>
> I applied the patch against 2.6.24-gentoo-r4, the current kernel on this machine. It worked fine, with only an offset of 12 lines. Nothing unusual during compile either.
>
> The first results are hopeful: I am no longer able to trigger this bug by loading sym53c8xx before sungem, nor by having them both loaded by udev. Nothing odd in dmesg and the machine is completely functional.
>
>
> I don't have much time for testing today, but if desired I will gladly do some more testing tomorrow or Sunday.

Thanks for testing the change, I'll do some of my own testing and push
the bug fix upstream.

Thanks again!
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