ether express 16 and 2.2.0-preX

shane (shane@HSE-TOR-ppp25607.sympatico.ca)
Thu, 7 Jan 1999 20:32:14 -0500 (EST)


Hello,

I have 2 Intel EtherExpress 16 NICs in my i386 box. With the 2.2 kernels i
get a constant stream of errors from eth0, but not eth1. This did not
happen with the 2.0 kernels and I never got around to trying the 2.1
kernels.
The error is:
eth0: tx interrupt but no status

Additional Info:
The errors increase in frequency with increased traffic on that interface.
The interface seems to function ok. No errors are reported on eth1 which
is the other EtherExpress. I am using the ip masq and firewall features of
the kernel.

>From what I can gather this is a result of the NIC giving us a "Two for
One" deal on interrupts (issuing two interrupts when only one is
appropriate). Is this correct ? Is there a fix ? or Did I
likely screw it up someplace ?

The new kernels are great ! Thanks and Keep on truckin' !

Shane

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