Re: kernel 2.6.33.7 (the highest version with RT patch) does notwork with b44 ethernet controller

[Thomas Backlund]

Thomas Backlund skrev 4.11.2010 16:19:
> Wojtek Zabolotny skrev 4.11.2010 16:06:
> > I have updated my RT-kernel to version 2.6.33.7-rt29 (the newest RT
> > version),
> > and I've found that I've lost Ethernet connectivity.
> > In the logs I could see messages like this:
> > Nov 2 09:30:28 wzlaphp kernel: b44: eth0: powering down PHY
> > Nov 2 09:30:28 wzlaphp kernel: b44: eth0: BUG! Timeout waiting for bit
> > 00000002 of register 42c to clear.
> > Nov 2 09:30:32 wzlaphp kernel: b44: eth0: BUG! Timeout waiting for bit
> > 80000000 of register 428 to clear.
> >
> > I was not sure whether the probem is related to the 2.6.33.7 kernel
> > itself or with the RT patch, so I've compiled also the unpatched version
> > of 2.6.33.7
>
> Known problem.
> It's the 2.6.33.7 kernel.
>
> You need to revert this:
> http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.33.y.git;a=commit;h=6fb037c2ed8378c7ab0c1e00536ba6b2a866503e

Oh,
and if you need the alternate ssb eeprom addess fixes, you need to apply:
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.34.y.git;a=commit;h=19bfed793ee38ce027326a3c518ff6201f673a8d
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.34.y.git;a=commit;h=3ca696ca403b2715018bd5c693ab105c3a3ea888
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.34.y.git;a=commit;h=a8515c84db1a9c9be19d8d873b059473474b6dab
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.34.y.git;a=commit;h=8235ddc2cd7a3367b688e0ed52ab377eac6cfad4


..
Thomas

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