2001-02-16 11:18:04

by Stephen Thomas

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Subject: Tulip in 2.4.1-ac14 still poorly

Feb 15 16:07:32 triumph kernel: Linux version 2.4.1-ac14 ([email protected]) (gcc version 2.95.2 19991024 (release)) #1 Thu Feb 15 15:53:08 GMT 2001
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Feb 15 16:07:33 triumph kernel: Detected 400.915 MHz processor.
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Feb 15 16:07:33 triumph kernel: Memory: 126652k/131008k available (1009k kernel code, 3968k reserved, 372k data, 188k init, 0k highmem)
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Feb 15 16:07:35 triumph kernel: CPU: Intel Pentium II (Deschutes) stepping 01
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Feb 15 16:07:39 triumph kernel: Linux Tulip driver version 0.9.13b (January 24, 2001)
Feb 15 16:07:39 triumph kernel: PCI: Found IRQ 10 for device 00:10.0
Feb 15 16:07:39 triumph kernel: eth0: Lite-On 82c168 PNIC rev 32 at 0xe400, 00:C0:F0:2C:2B:3A, IRQ 10.
Feb 15 16:07:39 triumph kernel: eth0: MII transceiver #1 config 3100 status 7829 advertising 01e1.
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Feb 15 16:07:54 triumph amd[601]: vim:/ mounted fstype host on /.automount/vim/root
Feb 15 16:08:03 triumph ypbind[373]: unknown: RPC: Timed out
Feb 15 16:08:06 triumph kernel: nfs: server vim not responding, still trying
Feb 15 16:08:06 triumph last message repeated 2 times
Feb 15 16:08:07 triumph kernel: NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0: transmit timed out
Feb 15 16:08:14 triumph PAM-securetty[741]: Couldn't open /etc/securetty
Feb 15 16:08:15 triumph kernel: NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0: transmit timed out
Feb 15 16:08:19 triumph amd[601]: file server vim type nfs is down
Feb 15 16:08:23 triumph kernel: NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0: transmit timed out
Feb 15 16:08:55 triumph last message repeated 4 times
Feb 15 16:08:57 triumph ypbind[373]: broadcast: RPC: Timed out.
Feb 15 16:09:03 triumph kernel: NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0: transmit timed out
Feb 15 16:09:35 triumph last message repeated 4 times
Feb 15 16:09:51 triumph last message repeated 2 times
Feb 15 16:09:55 triumph kernel: nfs: task 99 can't get a request slot
Feb 15 16:09:59 triumph kernel: NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0: transmit timed out
Feb 15 16:10:01 triumph ypbind[373]: broadcast: RPC: Timed out.
Feb 15 16:10:07 triumph kernel: NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0: transmit timed out
Feb 15 16:10:11 triumph PAM-securetty[772]: Couldn't open /etc/securetty
Feb 15 16:10:15 triumph kernel: NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0: transmit timed out
Feb 15 16:10:47 triumph last message repeated 4 times


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messages-2.4.1-ac14 (2.23 kB)

2001-02-16 11:47:20

by Manfred Spraul

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Subject: Re: Tulip in 2.4.1-ac14 still poorly

diff -u 2.4/drivers/net/tulip/pnic.c build-2.4/drivers/net/tulip/pnic.c
--- 2.4/drivers/net/tulip/pnic.c Thu Feb 15 00:51:38 2001
+++ build-2.4/drivers/net/tulip/pnic.c Thu Feb 15 01:05:59 2001
@@ -93,8 +93,6 @@
else
new_csr6 &= ~0x0200;
if (new_csr6 != tp->csr6) {
- /* stop the transceiver*/
- tulip_stop_rxtx(tp, tp->csr6);
tp->full_duplex = duplex;
tp->csr6 = new_csr6;
if (tulip_debug > 0)
@@ -102,10 +100,7 @@
"#%d link partner capability of %4.4x.\n",
dev->name, tp->full_duplex ? "full" : "half",
tp->phys[0], mii_reg5);
- /* When the transceiver is stopped it triggeres
- * a "Transmit stopped interrupt" (misnamed as TxDied).
- * The interrupt handler will restart the transceiver
- */
+ tulip_restart_rxtx(tp, tp->csr6);
return 1;
}
return 0;


Attachments:
patch-tulip-typo (409.00 B)
patch-tulip-fix1 (814.00 B)
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2001-02-16 12:04:44

by Stephen Thomas

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Subject: Re: Tulip in 2.4.1-ac14 still poorly

Manfred Spraul wrote:
> Could you try the attached oneliner patches?
>
> patch-tulip-fix1 is integrated in -ac15, and I send patch-tulip-typo to
> Alan a few seconds ago.

Just booted ac15 with the typo patch applied, seems to work well enough
for me to be sending you this and there are no obvious nasty messages in
my syslog. Thanks!

Stephen