Hey,
I'm having problems w/ the tg3 driver on IBM x440 and x445 systems. It
seems the link doesn't hold and constantly flickers on and off.
Reverting this patch appears to have fixed the issue.
http://linus.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.5/cset%4042016512Q5lCWar_OBNu5GAr_sjOvA?nav=index.html|ChangeSet@-7d
Let me know if I can help test any alternative solutions.
thanks
-john